TCU tied for second at NCAA Regionals
5/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 10, 2007
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Keyed by Catherine Matranga's 3-under-par 68, the TCU women's golf team is tied for second after Thursday's opening round of the NCAA Central Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich.The top-eight teams after Saturday's third and final round will advance to the NCAA National Championships May 22-25 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Matranga is in a three-way tie for second individually. The senior from Fort Worth is one stroke behind Vanderbilt's Jacqui Concolino who carded a 67.
No. 23 TCU shot a 5-over-par 289 and is tied with Indiana, six strokes behind ninth-ranked USC. The Trojans are at 1-under 283.
The Frogs sit atop five teams ranked ahead of them, including No. 3 Georgia (292), No. 4 Vanderbilt (290) and No. 10 Tennessee (294).
TCU's Elin Emanuelsson had an even-par 71 to represent a season-low round and place her in a tie for 10th. Fellow Frog senior Camille Blackerby is in a deadlock for 26th with a 3-over 74.
TCU freshmen Megan O'Donnell and Valentine Derrey recorded a 76 and 79, respectively.
The Frogs will tee off at 11:30 a.m. CT in Friday's second round. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
Team Scores
1. USC - 283
T2. TCU - 289
T2. Indiana - 289
4. Vanderbilt - 290
5. Arkansas - 291
6. Georgia - 292
7. Tennessee - 294
8. Michigan State - 295
T9. Kent State - 297
T9. Arizona - 297
11. Ohio State - 300
12. SMU - 303
13. Northwestern - 308
14. UNC Wilmington - 309
15. Missouri - 310
T16. Michigan - 311
T16. Oral Roberts - 311
18. Baylor - 312
19. Maryland - 313
20. Southern Illinois - 314
21. St. Francis (Pa.) - 342
TCU Scores
T2. Catherine Matranga - 68
T10. Elin Emanuelsson - 71
T26. Camille Blackerby - 74
T44. Megan O'Donnell - 76
T78. Valentine Derrey - 79
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