May 11, 2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich. --
Catherine Matranga and
Elin Emanuelsson are among the top-five individuals as the TCU women's golf team sits in second place after Friday's second round of the NCAA Central Regional.
The top-eight teams advance to the NCAA National Championship May 22-25 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Frogs enter Saturday's final round nine strokes behind USC for the lead and 13 shots ahead of ninth-place Michigan State. TCU shot a second round 7-over-par 291.
TCU, making its 12th consecutive postseason appearance, is closing in on its first trip to the NCAA National Championship since 2000. The Horned Frogs won the 1983 national title.
Emanuelsson carded her second straight even-par 71 for TCU's low score on the day. The two 71s in this tournament represent the low rounds on the year for Emanuelsson. The senior from Nacka, Sweden, is in a four-way tie for fifth individually.
Matranga, a Fort Worth native, followed her opening-round 68 with a 72. She's in sole possession of third place with a 36-hole score of 2-under 140, five strokes behind leader Jacqui Concolino of Vanderbilt.
Valentine Derrey and Camille Blackerby recorded a 73 and 75, respectively, for TCU.
Live scoring of Saturday's final round is available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Scores
1. USC - 283-288=571
2. TCU - 289-291=580
3. Indiana - 289-295=584
4. Vanderbilt - 290-295=585
5. Tennessee - 294-292=586
6. Georgia - 292-296=588
7. Arizona - 297-293=590
8. Arkansas - 291-301=592
9. Michigan State - 295-298=593
10. Kent State - 297-298=595
11. Ohio State - 300-307=607
12. SMU - 303-308=611
13. Northwestern - 308-305=613
14. Missouri - 310-304=614
15. Michigan - 311-305=616
T16. UNC Wilmington - 309-309=618
T16. Baylor - 312-306=618
T18. Oral Roberts - 311-309=620
T18. Maryland - 313-307=620
20. Southern Illinois - 314-318=632
21. St. Francis (Pa.) - 342-338=680
TCU Scores
3. Catherine Matranga - 68-72=140
T5. Elin Emanuelsson - 71-71=142
T27. Camille Blackerby - 74-75=149
T53. Valentine Derrey - 79-73=152
T58. Megan O'Donnell - 76-77=153
