Hawkeyes Eighth After Second Round at Gainesville Shootout

Hawkeyes Eighth After Second Round at Gainesville Shootout

March 14, 2008

GAINESVILLE, FL – The University of Iowa women’s golf team is in eight-place (631) after two rounds of the Gainesville Shootout held on the par-70 Mary Bostick Golf Course. The Hawkeyes carded the fifth-best team score Friday (310), 11 strokes better than their first round total (321). Michigan (611) is leading the 15-team tournament field by three strokes over second-place Texas State (614).

Tyrette Metzendorf is tied for 16th-place (154, +14). The junior fired the fifth-best round of the second round (74). Junior Becky Quinby is only three shots behind Metzendorf, tied for 29th (157, +17). Seniors Jill Marcum and Melanie Boyles are tied for 42nd with two-round totals of 160 (+20). Freshman Lauren Forbes is tied for 72nd (174, +34). Hawkeyes competing as individuals are freshman Brianna Coopman and sophomore Alison Cavanaugh, who are tied for 53rd (165, +25) and 61st (167, +27), respectively.

The tournament concludes tomorrow morning with the final 18 holes.

Team Results1.  Michigan    309-302=611 (+51)2.  Texas State 301-313=614 (+54)3.  Illinois             309-306=615 (+55)4.  Illinois State  308-308=616 (+56)5.  Wofford     316-306=622 (+62)6.  Texas A&M-CC    308-315=623 (+63)7.  Louisiana-Monroe    313-314=627 (+67)8.  IOWA        321-310=631 (+71)9.  West Florida    311-322=633 (+73)10. Nevada      314-323=637 (+77)    Southern Miss   322-315=637 (+77)12. Appalachian St  320-323=643 (+83)13. Troy        326-318=644 (+84)    UT-Pan American 315-329=644 (+84)15. Albany      350-342=692 (+133)
Individual Results - Par 70 (Top 3 + Iowa)1. Alex Rankin (WU) 72-68=140 (E)2. Raquel Hopton (ILL) 75-70=145 (+5)3. Nicole Schachner (UF)* 70-77=147 (+7)T16. Tyrette Metzendorf (UI) 80-74=154 (+14)T29. Becky Quinby (UI) 80-77=157 (+17)T42. Jill Marcum (UI) 80-80=160 (+20)T42. Melanie Boyles (UI) 81-79=160 (+20)T53. Brianna Coopman (UI)* 84-81=165 (+25)T61. Alison Cavanaugh (UI)* 80-87=167 (+27)T72. Lauren Forbes (UI) 92-82=174 (+34)
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