Huskers in Hunt at Derby Invitational

Auburn, Ala. - Despite a tough day on the greens, the Nebraska women's golf team is within striking distance of the top teams after the first round of the Derby Invitational in the Auburn University Golf Club on Saturday.

The Huskers managed a 22-over-par 310 as a team over the first 18 holes to sit in ninth place in a 17-team field that features 15 squads that qualified for NCAA Regional play in 2006.

Nebraska enters Sunday's second and final round just nine strokes behind the tournament leaders from North Carolina. The Tar Heels fired a 13-over-par 301 on the afternoon. The hosts from Auburn finished just two strokes back of UNC at 303, while LSU managed a 305 and Baylor a 306.

Despite sitting in the middle of the pack in a loaded tournament field, Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said the day could have gone much better for the Huskers.

"We had a rough day on the greens," Krapfl said. "We did not putt well on the Bermuda grass, and we left a lot of strokes out there. I guess its great that we are still within striking distance of the top teams, but at the same time it makes it even more disappointing. We put ourselves in positions to shoot lower scores but just didn't get it done on the greens. Hopefully we will have a better day tomorrow and are able to make a move."

Senior Chrissie McArdle led the Huskers on the opening day of the tournament with a three-over-par 75 on the 6,310-yard layout at the University Golf Club. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native sits in an eight-way tie for fourth place, just three strokes behind Auburn's Margaret Shirley in first place.

"Chrissie played well, which was good to see," Krapfl said. "She played good, solid golf and made some putts to help herself and our team score."

Junior Elli Brown and true freshman JC Stevenson each added five-over-par scores of 77 to join 15 other players in a tie for 22nd heading into Sunday's final 18 holes. Senior Andrea Carlson (Dunagan) contributed an 81, while Kate White managed an 82 on the day.

The Derby Invitational, which was shortened to just 36 holes after Friday's scheduled first round was canceled by rain, will conclude with 18 holes on Sunday beginning at 8:45 a.m. Live scoring of the tournament is available on GolfStat.com.

The Auburn Tiger-Derby Invitational
Auburn University Golf Club
Par 72, 6,310 Yards
Round 1 Results
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006

Team Standings

1 North Carolina, U of +13 F   +13 301 301 2 Auburn +15 F   +15 303 303 3 Louisiana State +17 F   +17 305 305 4 Baylor +18 F   +18 306 306 5 Alabama, U. of +20 F   +20 308 308 T6 Mississippi, U. of +21 F   +21 309 309 T6 Tennessee +21 F   +21 309 309 T6 Florida State Univ. +21 F   +21 309 309 9 Nebraska, U. of +22 F   +22 310 310 T10 Furman University +23 F   +23 311 311 T10 South Carolina +23 F   +23 311 311 12 Florida +25 F   +25 313 313 13 Birmingham-Southern Col. +27 F   +27 315 315 14 Mississippi St. U. +32 F   +32 320 320 15 Central Florida +34 F   +34 322 322 16 Kansas, U. of +39 F   +39 327 327 17 Texas +46 F   +46 334 334

Individual Leaderboard

1 - Margaret Shirley (3B) Auburn E F E 72 72 T2 - Sydney Crane (10B) North Carolina, U of +2 F +2 74 74 T2 - Marisa Milligan (15A) * Auburn +2 F +2 74 74 T4 - Jaclyn Burch (1B) Florida State Univ. +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Diana Cantu (2) Tennessee +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Dori Carter (16B) Mississippi, U. of +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Lauren Hunt (11B) North Carolina, U of +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Chrissie McArdle (18A) Nebraska, U. of +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Katie Miller (12) North Carolina, U of +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Jenna Pearson (7B) South Carolina +3 F +3 75 75 T4 - Alexis Rather (6B) Louisiana State +3 F +3 75 75 T12 - Hannah Burke (14) Baylor +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Kathleen Ekey (7A) Furman University +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Nicole Hage (1A) Auburn +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Rebecca Kuhn (4B) Louisiana State +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Blair Lamb (8) Furman University +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Allison Martin (13A) Baylor +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Jill Stupiansky (15A) Birmingham-Southern Col. +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Sarah Sturm (5) Alabama, U. of +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Jenny Suh (4A) Alabama, U. of +4 F +4 76 76 T12 - Caroline Westrup (1A) Florida State Univ. +4 F +4 76 76 T22 - Elli Brown (16B) Nebraska, U. of +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Tiffany Chudy (5) Florida +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Melissa Eaton (5) Louisiana State +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Jordan Hardy (14) Birmingham-Southern Col. +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Katherine Jones (18A) Mississippi, U. of +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Ann Laney (11A) North Carolina, U of +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Kim Meck (4A) Louisiana State +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Rhea Nair (6B) Alabama, U. of +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Angela Oh (1A) Tennessee +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Sian Reddick (15A) Baylor +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Anna Rehnholm (13B) Baylor +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Alex Richards (9B) Texas +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Candace Schepperle (2) Auburn +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - JC Stevenson (17) Nebraska, U. of +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Kate Thomas (10A) North Carolina, U of +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Marci Turner (1B) Tennessee +5 F +5 77 77 T22 - Blythe Worley (8) South Carolina +5 F +5 77 77 T39 - JJ Flynn (17) Mississippi, U. of +6 F +6 78 78 T39 - Sara Hurwitch (10A) Central Florida +6 F +6 78 78 T39 - Jessica Lovell (3A) Auburn +6 F +6 78 78 T39 - Whitney Myers (6A) Florida +6 F +6 78 78 T39 - Whitney Wright (3B) Florida State Univ. +6 F +6 78 78 T44 - Taylor Barrett (9A) South Carolina +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Mallory Blackwelder (6B) Florida +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Amanda Costner (16A) Kansas, U. of +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Leigh Crosby (12) Central Florida +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Katie Davidson (18B) Mississippi, U. of +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Sandra Gal (4A) Florida +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Laura Goodwin (4B) Alabama, U. of +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Jillian Jones (12) Mississippi St. U. +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Theresa Paik (9A) Furman University +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Maria Raffo (15B) * South Carolina +7 F +7 79 79 T44 - Abigale Schepperle (1B) Auburn +7 F +7 79 79 T55 - Nicola Eaton (6A) Louisiana State +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Monique Gesualdi (7B) Furman University +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Annie Giangrosso (18A) Kansas, U. of +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Sara Grantham (16A) Mississippi, U. of +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Ornella Jouven (4B) Florida +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Amanda Mathis (10B) Mississippi St. U. +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Leigh Phillips (11B) Mississippi St. U. +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Kayla Shaul (2) Florida State Univ. +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Whitney Simons (9B) South Carolina +8 F +8 80 80 T55 - Nicole Smith (3A) Tennessee +8 F +8 80 80 T65 - Karlin Beck (15B) Birmingham-Southern Col. +9 F +9 81 81 T65 - Andrea Carlson (18B) Nebraska, U. of +9 F +9 81 81 T65 - Corrine Carr (9B) Furman University +9 F +9 81 81 T65 - Julia Huh (10A) Mississippi St. U. +9 F +9 81 81 T65 - Sara Hunt (13A) Birmingham-Southern Col. +9 F +9 81 81 T65 - C.J. Kim (13A) * Florida +9 F +9 81 81 T65 - Benedicte Toumpsin (7A) South Carolina +9 F +9 81 81 T72 - Holly Cantwell (3B) Tennessee +10 F +10 82 82 T72 - Emily Powers (16B) Kansas, U. of +10 F +10 82 82 T72 - Mayule Tomimbang (10B) Central Florida +10 F +10 82 82 T72 - Kate White (16A) Nebraska, U. of +10 F +10 82 82 T76 - Angela Akins (8) Texas +11 F +11 83 83 T76 - Helena Blomberg (6A) Alabama, U. of +11 F +11 83 83 T76 - Mariana Macias (14) * Auburn +11 F +11 83 83 T76 - Shelley McGraw (13B) Birmingham-Southern Col. +11 F +11 83 83 T76 - Kristy McLaughlin (11A) Central Florida +11 F +11 83 83 T76 - Suzanne Stanley (11A) Mississippi St. U. +11 F +11 83 83 82 - Whitney Brummett (3A) Florida State Univ. +12 F +12 84 84 83 - Ginny Brown (13B) * Tennessee +13 F +13 85 85 T84 - Meghan Gockel (17) Kansas, U. of +14 F +14 86 86 T84 - Kristin Walla (7B) Texas +14 F +14 86 86 T86 - Sherry Summers (15B) Baylor +15 F +15 87 87 T86 - Victoria Tomko (11B) Central Florida +15 F +15 87 87 T88 - Caney Hines (7A) Texas +16 F +16 88 88 T88 - Brittany Tomerlin (9A) Texas +16 F +16 88 88 T88 - Jill Womble (18B) Kansas, U. of +16 F +16 88 88