March 7, 2004

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Michigan State senior Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.) sits atop the leader board after day one (March 7) of the Florida Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. Fouch shot an opening round 69, as she began the day with three straight birdies on holes one, two and three before back-to-back bogeys at holes four and five put her at 1-under.

Overall, Michigan State is tied with Ohio State for second place with a 299 at the par 70, 5,927-yard University of Florida Golf Course. Duke leads the 15-team field with a 292, while Tennessee (301) fourth and Vanderbilt (306) fifth round out the top-five teams.

Senior Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.) is tied for 10th after shooting an opening round 75. Five other golfers are tied with Martin for 10th and sit just six strokes off leader Fouch.

Senior Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Ohio) shot a 77 and is tied for 25th. Meanwhile, sophomore Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.) and freshman Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio) are in a nine-way tie for 35th place with a 78.

MSU also has three golfers playing as individuals at the Lady Gator Invitational, including freshman Mandi McConnell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) who is tied for 57th after posting an 81. Sophomore Jennifer Johnson (Okemos, Mich.) recorded an 86 and is tied for 79th, while red-shirt freshman Rachel Meikle (Fort Wayne, Ind.) rounds out the Spartans with an 89.

Second-round action continues on Monday, March 8 with an 8 a.m. start, followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday, March 9, at 8 a.m.

Lady Gator Invitational
University of Florida Golf Course (Gainesville, Fla.)
March 7-9, 2004

Team Standings (after day one)
Place	Name	        Scores
1	Duke            292
T2	Michigan State	299
T2	Ohio State	299
4	Tennessee	301
5	Vanderbilt	306
6	Auburn          307
T7	Florida         308
T7	Oklahoma State	308
T9	Oklahoma	309
T9	Florida State	312
11	South Florida	315
12	Purdue          320
T13	Arkansas	322
T13	Virginia	322
T13	Central Florida	322


Top 10 Individual Results (after day one)
Place	Name, School	                Scores
T1	Allison Fouch, Michigan State	69
T2	Violeta Retamoza, Tennessee	72
T2	Brittany Lang, Duke             72
T4	Anna Grzebien, Duke             73
T4	Allyson Harvie, Ohio State	73
T4	Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke	73
T4	Katie Quinney, Florida State	73
T8	Allison Hanna, Ohio State	74
T8	Virada Nirapathpongporn, Duke	74
T10	Sarah Martin, Michigan State	75
T10	Five other players tied at	75



MSU Individual Standings (after day one)
Allison Fouch		69 (first)
Sarah Martin		75 (tied for 10th)
Ann Marie Kersten	77 (tied for 25th)
Dayna Burleigh		78 (tied for 35th)
Heather Rose		78 (tied for 35th)
Mandi McConnell         81 (tied for 57th)*
Jennifer Johnson	86 (tied for 79th)*
Rachel Meikle		89 (tied for 84th)*

* Competing as an individual