(Apr. 6, 2001) — The University of Kentucky women’s golf team stands at sixth-place following the opening day ofcompetition of the Bryan National Collegiate tournament in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday, April 6. The Lady Kats shot a first-round total of 306, one stroke behind fifth-place Furman and 17 strokes behind leader Duke.

Oklahoma State’s Linda Wessberg leads all individualsafter notching a three-under-par 69 in the openinground. Senior Jenny Throgmorton and junior TowaOkiyama lead the way for Kentucky with first-roundtallies of 76, which tie them for 17th-place enteringSaturday’s second round.

Also competing for Kentucky are sophomores RachelLester and Kelly Anders, who are tied for 26th placewith scores of 77, and junior Kristen Pepe, whosefirst-round score of 80 places her tied for 52nd.

The Lady Kats continue competition in the 17-teamtournament on Saturday and conclude competition at theBryan Park Champions Golf Course on Sunday with an8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

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Team Standings

1.Duke, 289; T2. Oklahoma St., 294, Wake Forest, 294; 4. South Carolina, 303; 5. Furman, 305;
6. Kentucky, 306;
7. Purdue, 309; 8. Memphis, 311; 10. North Carolina, 312; 11. Penn St., 313; 11. Tennessee, 314; 12. UNC-Greensboro, 315; 13. Louisville, 319; T14. Miami (OH), 322, Florida St., 322; 16. College of Charleston, 327; 17. NC State, 342.

Top Individuals1. Linda Wessberg       Oklahoma St.            69T2. Kalen Anderson      Duke                    71T2. Jessica Fought      UNC-Greensboro          71T2. Kacy Thompson       South Carolina          71UK IndividualsT17. Towa Okiyama       76T17. Jenny Throgmorton  76T26. Rachel Lester      77T26. Kelly Anders       77T52. Kristen Pepe       80