For Immediate Release, March 17, 2001
Contact: UTPA Sports Information Office

Lady Bronc Golfers Finish Strong at 15th Annual Snowbird Intercollegiate
Freshman, Melissa Head, shoots a 2-round total of 159 to place 15th overall.

TAMPA, FL – The Lady Bronc Golf team finished 8th at the 15th Annual Snowbird Intercollegiate hosted by Northern Illinois University.  Freshman Itziar Unanue tied her low round of the year with a 78 on the second day to help lead the Lady Broncs to a two-round total of 648 for the tournament.

Melissa Head, a freshman from Oklahoma City, led the Lady Broncs with a solid performance carding scores of 78 and 81 for a total of 159, good enough for 15th place overall.  Unanue fired a two-round total of 163 earning a 26th place finish.  Junior Adriana Espinoza tied for 34th with a 164 while Crystal Frazier finished 39th with a 165 and senior captain, Tootie Lauzon, finished 46th with a 166.

After the first round on Thursday, Head carded the low Lady Bronc round of 78 good enough for 11th place overall.  As a team, the Lady Broncs shot a combined 325, earning them a tie for 6th place overall.  The Lady Broncs are showing marked improvement as both single day totals, 325 and 323, were more than 10 strokes below their team stroke average.

Shellie Wenzel of Arkansas State University shot rounds of 73 and 77 for a total of 150 earning tournament medallist honors.  One stroke back was Sarah Seo of Yale University and Jennifer Shutt of Southern Illinois University.  Arkansas State University led the team standings from start to finish shooting single round totals of 305 and 318 for a 623 total, 10 strokes ahead of second place finisher Southern Illinois University.  

The Lady Broncs return to action April 9-10, 2001 as they travel to St. George, Utah to compete in the prestigious BYU Utah-Dixie Classic.

FINAL ROUND (36-HOLE) TEAM STANDINGS:

1. Arkansas State 305 318 -- 623, 2. Southern Illinois 313 320 – 633, 3. Idaho 325 310 -- 635, 4. Illinois 324 314 -- 638 , 5. Toledo 321 318 -- 639 , 6. Lynn 327 316 -- 643, 7. Yale 326 319 – 645, 8. Texas Pan-Am 325 323 -- 648 , 9. Notre Dame 324 325 -- 649, 10. Eastern Kentucky 336 315 -- 651, 11. Northern Illinois 334 328 – 662, 12T. Bowling Green St. 333 338 – 671 12T. Cincinnati 343 328 – 671, 14. Indianapolis 349 355 -- 704, 15. John A. Logan 356 366 – 722, 16. Baldwin-Wallace 389 363 – 752, 17. Illinois Wesleyan 394 364 -- 758.

UTPA Scores
15th,  Melissa Head 78-81 — 159
26th, Itziar Unanue 85-78 — 163
T34th,  Adriana Espinoza 84-80 — 164
39th, Crystal Frazier 81-84 — 165

46th, Tootie Lauzon 82-84 — 166