Sept. 11, 2002

(Fort Collins) - USF women's golf fired a 300 in the final round to secure a sixth place finish at the 2002 Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic at the Ptarmigan Country Club. The Lady Dons finished the 54-hole tournament at 907 (301, 306, 300). Baylor (293, 291, 292) won the tournament, followed closely by host Colorado State (293, 291, 302). Nevada (301, 294, 301) and Nebraska (299, 290, 307) each tied for third at 896, while Denver (298, 302,297) completed the top-five.

Sophomore Mariko Shimozaki (76, 76, 73) was the top finisher for USF, placing 17th with a 225, while senior Susie Laing (73, 81, 74) and Jordan Auten (75, 76, 77) each shared 24th place with 228. San Francisco head coach Sara Range was pleased with her team in their first tournament of the 2002-2003 season.

"This was a good first tournament for us. We learned where we are at right now and where we need to be to reach our team goals. I am confident we will get there, but we must work really hard to prepare for our next tournament," Range said.

San Francisco competes at the 2002 Oregon State Shanico Invitational September 16-17 at Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, OR.

USF Team/Individual Scores:

6 San Francisco, U. of 301 306 300 907; T 17 Joan M. Shimozaki 76 76 73 225; T 24 Susannah Laing 73 81 74 228; T 24 Jordan Auten 75 76 77 228; T 26 Lyndsey Devenish 77 74 78 229; T 46 Lisa Chen 78 80 76 234

FINAL RESULTS Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Ptarmigan C. C. Fort Collins,CO ** Playoff Winner Dates: 09/09 - 09/10 (Today:09-10-2002) Par: 72 Yardage: 6036

Fin. School Scores 1 Baylor University 293 291 292 876 +12; 2 Colorado State Univ. 293 291 302 886 +22; 3 Nevada, U. of 301 294 301 896 +32; Nebraska, U. of 299 290 307 896 +32; 5 Denver, Univ. of 298 302 297 897 +33; 6 San Francisco, U. of 301 306 300 907 +43; 7 Colorado, U. of 304 305 303 912 +48; 8 Texas El Paso, U. of 318 298 304 920 +56; 9 Long Beach State 309 310 302 921 +57; 10 Washington State U. 314 297 315 926 +62; 11 Boise State Univ. 312 308 311 931 +67; 12 Northern Arizona U. 311 314 311 936 +72; 13 North Texas, U. of 313 314 312 939 +75; 14 Weber State Univ. 314 311 321 946 +82; 15 Montana State Univ. 327 319 314 960 +96; 16 Wyoming, U. of 324 331 333 988 +124; 17 Gonzaga University 327 330 343 1000 +136