Lady Jacket Golfers Eighth After Day One (4/3/06)

AMARILLO, TX – The Montana State-Billings women’s golf team shot a combined 374 at the Lady Buffalo Classic Monday to stand in eighth place in the field of ten after the first 18 holes of play.  The Jackets will play the final 18 holes Tuesday at the Tascosa Country Club in Amarillo, Texas.

Western New Mexico is leading the team competition with a combined 311.  Seventeen strokes off the pace and in second is Central Oklahoma with a 328.  The host team West Texas A&M rounds out the third spot carding a combined 332. 

Tina Bickford of Western New Mexico is the leader after round one shooting a three over par 75.  Teammate Katharine Dorris and Central Oklahoma’s Emily Kirk are tied for second with a 76.  Halley Montalban (So., Billings, MT) leads the Yellowjackets shooting a round one total 86 tying her for twenty-first place.

Following this tournament, the Lady Jackets will travel to Chico, California April 10-11 to compete at the Cal-State Chico Invitational as a final tune-up to the Heartland Conference Championships held April16-18.

Team Standings
1. Western New Mexico – 311; 2. Central Oklahoma – 328; 3. West Texas A&M – 332; 4. Tarleton State – 336; 5. Texas A&M-Commerce – 337; 6. Cameron University – 348; 7. SW Oklahoma State – 357; 8. MSU Billings – 374; 9. Nebraska-Kearney – 377; 10. Oklahoma Panhandle - 415

Top Five Individuals              School                         Score
1. Tina Bickford                    W. New Mexico          75
2. Katharine Dorris                W. New Mexico           76
    Emily Kirk                         Central Okla.             76
4. Cathryn Uselton                Tarleton State           78
    Ashley Kelley                    Central Okla.             78

MSU Billings Standings
T21. Halley Montalban – 86
T44. Karrie Brack – 94
47. Nicole Salsbery – 96
T51. Jessica Boyer – 98
54. Emily Maag - 102