March 22, 2002

ATHENS, Ga. - The Wake Forest women's golf team sits in a two-way tie for seventh place out of 18 teams after the first day of competition in the 30th Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate hosted by the University of Georgia. The 16th-ranked Deacons shot 23-over par, ahead of No. 25 North Carolina who is tied for ninth place.

Katie Brenny is guiding the Deacs with her senior leadership, finishing round one in a 10-way tie for 10th place. The senior from Little Falls, Minn. shot three-over par with a score of 75. Fifteenth-ranked junior Nuria Clau is in a six-way tie for 31st place, shooting six-over par (78).

Junior Maria Beautell and sophomore Deb Means are in a 10-way tie for 37th place, both shooting seven-over par (79). Freshman Ashley Hoagland shot 10-over par for a seven-way tie of 64th place (82).

Round two begins tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. at the University of Georgia Golf Course.

Liz Murphey Collegiate - Round 1
University of Georgia Golf Course, Athens, Ga.
Par 72 / 6,104 yards

T7th	Wake Forest		311	+23
T10th	Katie Brenny		75	+3
T31st	Nuria Clau		78	+6
T37th	Maria Beautell		79	+7
T37th	Deborah Means		79	+7
T64th	Ashley Hoagland	        82	+10