May 24, 2000

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PERRI FIRES FIRST-ROUND 75 AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

SUNRIVER, Oregon -- Furman sophomore Jennifer Perri (Eden Prairie, Minn.) fired a three-over 75 in the first round of the NCAA Championships Wednesday on the Crosscreek Course at Sunriver.

Perri had a relatively uneventful round, bogeying the par four first hole, the par three seventh hole, and the par three 13th, with pars on the other 15 holes. She also had an important up and down on the 18th, putting from off the green to within two feet of the hole to remain three over.

"I definitely feel like I can post a really low score out here," said Perri. "I am hitting the ball well and my putting stroke is starting to feel great. I am hitting lots of wedges into the greens, so maybe tomorrow I can make a move. The length of this course is a real advantage for me, especially since today I was keeping my driver and irons in the fairway."

Perri is the first Furman golfer to compete at the NCAA Championships as an individual since Vicki Suhocki placed 30th at the 1991 National Championship in Columbus, Ohio. The Furman team has advanced to the NCAAs every year since Suhocki's trip, with the exceptions of 1998 and 2000.

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.