April 20, 2002

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Baylor's women's golf team stands in third place midway through the second round of the 2002 Big 12 Championships, which was suspended Saturday due to inclement weather in the Manhattan, Kan., area. Play was suspended at 5 p.m. CDT following a three-hour and 40 minute delay due to rain and lightning.

Baylor, ranked 33rd in the latest GOLFSTAT national rankings, shot a combined three-over-par in its partial second round before play was halted. Only one of five Baylor golfers finished nine holes Saturday.

The Bears stand at 21-over-par and trail leader Oklahoma State (+7) by 14 strokes, and second-place Oklahoma (+16) by five strokes. Texas (+28) and host Kansas State (+32) round out the top five.

Senior Tara Bateman, who shot two-under in seven holes Saturday, is seventh among individuals at three-over. Junior Melanie Hagewood finished three-under through nine holes Saturday and stands five-over and in an 11th-place tie through a round and a half. Rounding out the Baylor scoring is junior Hanna-Sofia Svenningsson, who shot three-over in seven holes Saturday and is tied at 18th at seven-over-par. Senior Nicole Johnson is eight-over and tied at No. 20, and sophomore Michaelyn Morgan is 12-over and tied at 29th.

The conclusion of the second round will begin Sunday at 7:30 a.m., and the third and final round will commence at 8:30 a.m. The Colbert Hills Golf Club is a 6,008-yard, par 72 course.

Baylor is coming off consecutive second place finishes in its last two competitions, the Tapatio Springs Shootout and the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.

The Bears finished third at last year's Big 12 Championships in Rhodes, Iowa, the highest finish in school history.