May 6, 2004

NORMAL, Ill. - The Baylor women's golf team shot a 312 and stand 13th after the first round of the NCAA Central Regional hosted by Illinois State at the 6,108-yard, par-71 University Golf Course.

Sophomore Josefin Svenningsson (Gislaved, Sweden) fired a 4-over par 75 and is tied for 18th to lead the Bears. Svenningsson was steady with 14 pars and a pair of bogeys on each side.

Sophomore Meredith Jones (Eugene, Ore.) got off to a tremendous start at 1-over par through nine, but she ran into trouble with three bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine to finish tied for 38th at 77.

Freshman Anna Rehnholm (Karlskrona, Sweden) sank two of the Bears' three birdies on the day, but her round was marred by a quadruple-bogey 7 on the par-3 17th. On the hole, players must carry a large pond, which extends to the edge of the green. Rehnholm wound up tied for 53rd at 79.

Senior Michaelyn Morgan (Austin, Texas) is tied for 70th, saving her round by playing the back nine at 3-over par to finish with an 81. Fellow senior Kelli McKandless (Hamilton, Texas) shot an 83 and is tied for 95th.

Vanderbilt and New Mexico are tied for the lead at 298, holding a one-stroke edge on Arizona and two strokes on Southern Cal. Arizona's Erica Blasberg and Texas A&M's Kyla Neal got a huge jump on the field and are tied for the individual lead at 3-under 68, four strokes ahead of SMU's Laura Cross and Vanderbilt's Sarah Jacobs, who are tied for third at 1-over 72.

The regional championships continues tomorrow with the Bears teeing off at 8 a.m. Baylor is seven strokes out of eighth place, the final spot that qualifies for the NCAA Championship. Live scoring is available on BaylorBears.com.

Baylor Individual Scores (312)
T18. Josefin Svenningsson   75
T38. Meredith Jones         77
T53. Anna Rehnholm          79
T70. Michaelyn Morgan       81
T95. Kelli McKandless       83

Team Standings
T1. Vanderbilt        298
T1. New Mexico        298
3. Arizona            299
4. Southern Cal       300
5. Michigan State     302
6. Missouri           303
T7. Purdue            305
T7. Texas A&M         305
T9. TCU               308
T9. Arkansas          308
T11. Indiana          311
T11. Oklahoma         311
13. Baylor            312
T14. Northwestern     313
T14. Illinois State   313
16. SMU               316
T17. Notre Dame       319
T17. Tulsa            319
19. Princeton         320
20. Kent State        325
21. Kansas State      326