The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Rebel Intercollegiate
Freshman Leads Ole Miss At Home Tournament
4/2/2010 | Women's Golf
OXFORD, Miss. - Led by freshman Haley Sanders, the Ole Miss women's golf team shot a 294 in the first round of the Rebel Intercollegiate Friday and stands tied for third at the Ole Miss Golf Course.
Sanders, a native of Rogers, Ark., fired a 2-under 70 and is tied for first in the individual standings with Tulane's Linn Gustafsson and Missouri's Julia Potter. Sanders came into No. 11 at +2 for the day, with one birdie on the front nine. She birdied 11 and then went on to birdie 14, 16 and 18 to close strong.
Senior Sara Grantham and sophomore Haley Millsap both shot 73, and junior Jillian Brodd carded a 78 to round out the scoring. Natalie Gleadall had an 81, which didn't count in the team score. Sophomore Ashley Lance turned in a 73 playing as an individual.
Tulane posted a 290 and leads East Tennessee State (292) by two shots. Ole Miss and Missouri are tied for third at 294, and Texas A&M rounds out the top five at 298.
"We are proud of the way we played today. We have put ourselves in a nice position after the first round," head coach Michele Drinkard said. "The team did a great job of focusing this morning, and we battled and managed the golf course well today. Haley Sanders turned in a great round of golf, rolling in five birdies. She has really matured this spring and is learning a little more about herself every day, which is fun to watch. Haley Millsap and Sara Grantham also played very solid for us today too.":
The second round will tee off beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. The tournament is open to the public, and admission is free. For those fans not able to attend you can follow live scoring of the tournament by going to www.OleMissSports.com and clicking on the link in the Rebel Hub.
"This is our one opportunity to play at home, and we had a nice crowd come out today to watch us play. We are looking forward to a fun weekend, and we hope to more spectators over the weekend."
REBEL INTERCOLLEGIATE - OXFORD, Miss.
TEAM STANDINGS (FIRST ROUND)
1. Tulane 290
2. East Tennessee State 292
T3. Ole Miss 294
T3. Missouri 294
5. Texas A&M 298
6. Augusta State 299
T7. Arkansas-Little Rock 300
T7. Kansas 300
9. Oklahoma 306
10. Middle Tennessee State 308
11. Illinois State 310
T12. SMU 311
T12. Southern Mississippi 311
T12. South Florida 311
15. Kennesaw State 312
T16. Wisconsin 313
T16. Princeton 313
18. Coastal Carolina 314
19. Mississippi State 318
20. Murray State 320
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
T1. Linn Gustafsson, Tulane 70
T1. Julia Potter , Missouri 70
T1. Haley Sanders, Ole Miss 70
T4. Janine Fellows, Tulane 71
T4. Ashley Freeman, TAMU 71
T4. Sinead O'Sullivan, ETSU 71
T4. Natalie Wille, ASU 71
T8. Meghna Bal , Kansas 72
T8. Clara Leathers, MTSU 72
T8. Nina Muehl, ETSU 72
T8. Emily Powers, Kansas 72
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T1 Haley Sanders 70
T12 Sara Grantham 73
T12 Haley Millsap 73
T52 Jillian Brodd 78
T81 Natalie Gleadall 81
