March 30, 2001

Release: Upon Receipt

FURMAN IN NINTH AT LIZ MURPHEY

ATHENS, Georgia -- Furman's Lady Paladin golf team is tied with Ole Miss for ninth after firing a 319 following a weather-induced shotgun start in the first round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate at the University of Georgia Golf Course.

Junior Jennifer Perri (Eden Prairie, Minn.) paced the team with a 77 and is in ninth individually. Perri stiarted on hole 12 and posted five consecutive pars before bogeying number 17 and recording a double on 18. She regrouped on the front nine to shoot a two-over 38 and ended her round with three consecutive pars for her five-over total.

Redshirt sophomore Leigh Turner (Alpharetta, Ga.) got off to a promising start for Furman before carding a 79 on the day. Turner began play with a birdie on hole 14 followed by five straight pars before a double-bogey on the par four second hole sent her to one over. Turner had five more pars before doubling the par three eighth and bogeying the par four ninth to shoot a five-over 41 on the front side. Another bogey on the 11th and a double on the 13th led to a backside 38 and her seven-over total for the day. Turner is in 19th in the individual standings.

Furman's third counter on the day was freshman Tiarna Harman (Greenville, S.C.), who carded an 81 with eight bogeys, a double, and one birdie for the round. Harman enter round two in 50th individually, while Sarah Johnston (St. Charles, Ill.), Furman's final counter, is in 55th after a first-round 82. Johnston was just three over on the front side, but carded five bogeys and a double on the backside for a 43. Sophomore Brandi Jackson (Belton, S.C.) was the Lady Paladin non-counter on the day after shooting 41-43 for an 84.

Furman Results

T9th Furman 319

19th Jennifer Perri 77

35th Leigh Turner 79

50th Tiarna Harman 81

55th Sarah Johnston 82

69th Barndi Jackson 84

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO MDIFIELD FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE UMBRO KICKOFF CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS, TOURNAMENT MOST VALUALBE PLAYER, AND TEAM TROPHY.

FIRST, THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM...

FROM TROY STATE, #8, KIM HICKMAN

FROM FURMAN, # 3, MELISSA TURNER

FROM COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, #16, CARLY ROUNDS

FROM FURMAN, # 10, LINDSEY FACCIOLO

FROM CANISIUS, #7, JEN GWIZDOWSKI

FROM FURMAN, #22, LAUREN KILLEY

FROM CHARLESTON, #22, BRIGID HANDFORTH

FROM FURMAN, # 18 KATIE CARSON

FROM CANISIUS, #31, AMY BRELINSKY

AND

FROM CHARLESTON, #7, BARRIE BENSON

AND THE TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, FROM CHARLESTON, #14, ALISON DAVIES

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR UMBRO KICKOFF LCLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AND THE TOURNAMENT MVP.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR 1999 UMBRO KICKOFF CLASSIC TEAM CHAMPION IS THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. THE COUGARS HAVE RETURNED TO CHARLESTON, BUT EARNED THE TITLE WITH A 5-0 VICTORY OVER CANISIUS AND A 6-0 WIN OVER TROY STATE.