Sept. 26, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The TCU women's golf team is in 14th place after Monday's opening two rounds of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational.
The Horned Frogs were paced by Catherine Matranga and Camille Blackerby who both carded a 1-over-par 74 and are tied for 25th individually.
Ohio State, ranked No. 24 in the Golfweek preseason poll, holds a six-shot lead after firing a 5-under 287. The Buckeyes were the only team to finish under par in the first round. Eighth-ranked Southern California and No. 14 UNLV are tied for second at 1-over 293 followed by Texas A&M (2-over 294) and No. 3 Pepperdine at 4-over 296.
Ohio State's Jennifer Cassidy and Pepperdine's Eileen Vargas share the individual lead at 4-under 69. A total of 18 golfers shot scores under par on the par-73, 6,069-yard layout.
Tee times for Tuesday's second round start at 8 a.m. All results and live scoring are available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Scores
1. Ohio State - 287
T2. USC - 293
T2. UNLV - 293
4. Texas A&M - 294
5. Pepperdine - 296
T6. California - 297
T6. New Mexico - 297
8. San Diego State - 298
T9. New Mexico State - 300
T9. South Carolina - 300
11. Baylor - 301
T12. BYU - 302
T12. Colorado State - 302
14. TCU - 304
15. Tulsa - 305
16. UTEP - 309
17. Texas Tech - 314
18. Hawaii - 328
TCU Individuals
T25. Catherine Matranga - 74
T25. Camille Blackerby - 74
T64. Kaylin Isler - 78
T64. Elin Emanuelsson - 78
T64. Carrie Morris - 78
