March 4, 2006

Baton Rouge, LA - After grabbing the first round lead at the LSU Classic, the 15th-ranked Virginia women's golf team dropped back to third place following the second round of play. The Cavaliers shot 15-over 303 Saturday and stand at 597 with 18 holes to play. Auburn's 289 allowed the fifth-ranked Lady Tigers to grab the lead at 586. LSU moved up to second at 588.

In the race for medalist honors, Virginia's Leah Wigger is in third place at 1-over 145 and Jennie Arseneault is one shot back in fourth position. LSU's Melissa shot 6-under 66 to finish the first 36 holes at 5-under 139. She is four shots ahead of Vanderbilt's Jacqui Concolino (143).

Virginia's Carly Truitt, who is playing as a non-scoring individuals, is fourth overall at 148 after posting a 2-over 148 for the second consecutive round. Lauren Mielbrecht is tied with teammate Rachel Smith for 41st at 154. Sally Shonk is in 61st place at 159.

The final round of the tournament will feature a shotgun start Sunday morning. Live scoring for the event is online at Golfstat.com

LSU Classic
First Round Results
The University Club
Par 72, 6,338 yards

Team Results
 1. Auburn                297-289-586
 2. LSU                   298-290-588
 3. Virginia              294-303-597
 4. Vanderbilt            307-292-599
 5. Furman                311-296-607
 6. Mississippi State     304-304-608
 7. Kentucky              304-308-611
 7. Alabama               310-301-611
 9. Augusta State         304-310-614
10. Col. of Charleston    311-304-615
11. Louisville            307-309-616
12. UNC Wilmington        319-298-617
13. Florida State         312-306-618
14. NC State              307-312-619
15. North Carolina        315-307-622
16. Mississippi           320-309-629
17. Birmingham Southern   327-319-646
18. James Madison         325-335-660
Top Individuals
1. Melissa Eaton, LSU                73-66-139
2. Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt      75-68-143
3. Leah Wigger, Virginia             71-73-144
4. Jennie Arseneault, Virginia       70-75-145
4. Kathleen Ekey, Furman             72-73-145
4. Nicole Hage, Auburn               76-69-145
7. Caroline Martens*, LSU            75-71-146
7. Maria Martinez, Auburn            72-74-146
9. Rebecca Kuhn, LSU                 72-75-147
9. Stephanie Noser, UNCW             78-69-147
9. Alexis Rather, LSU                74-73-147
Virginia Results
 3. Leah Wigger             71-73-145
 4. Jennie Arseneault       70-75-144
12. Carly Truitt*           74-74-148
41. Lauren Mielbrecht       75-79-154
41. Rachel Smith            78-76-154
61. Sally Shonk             79-80-159
* Playing as individual