February 10, 1999

PALOS VERDES, Calif. - The Wake Forest women's golf team matched its first-round score over the second 18 holes of play and is tied for ninth place after 36 holes at the SMU/OSU Challenge. The 54-hole event is being contested at the par-71, 5,912-yard layout of the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, Calif.

The Demon Deacons finished the first 36 holes of play with a team total of 306-306=612. That total puts them 14 strokes behind team leader Arizona State which stands at 299-299=598. Stacy Prammanasudh of Tulsa is the individual leader at 68-72=140 and kept her two-stroke advantage.

Sophomore Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain) leads the Demon Deacon contingent in the field as she carded a 1-over par 72 on Tuesday to stand in a three-way tie for ninth place at 76-72=148. Joining Prieto in the tournament's top 20 is junior Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN), who is one of five players tied for 14th place at 74-76=150. Senior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN) is the next WFU individual in the field as she is part of a eight-way logjam in 46th place at 79-78=157. Rounding out the Deacons in the field are freshman Nicole Faniola (Old Lyme, CT), who is tied for 54th place at 77-81=158 and Katie Brenny (Little Falls, MN), who is tied for 63rd place at 80-80=160.

The SMU/OSU Challenge concludes tomorrow with the third and final round of play.

 TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 18 HOLES
1.   Arizona State      299-299=598
2.   Georgia            301-301=602
     Southern Cal       304-298=602
4.   Tulsa              299-304=603
5.   Stanford           302-303=605
6.   Arizona            301-306=607
     UCLA               294-313=607
8.   TCU                299-309=608
9.   Wake Forest        306-306=612
     Texas              305-307=612
11.  Auburn             309-307=616
     Ohio State         307-309=616
13.  New Mexico         308-318=626
14.  New Mexico State   305-323=628
15.  Oregon             313-319=632
16   Purdue             318-326=644
17.  Southern Methodist 321-325=646
18.  Iowa State         335-342=677

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
1.   Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa    68-72=140
2.   Jennifer Rosales, USC        72-70=142
3.   Leila Chartrand, USC         71-72=143
4.   Stephanie Keever, Stanford   71-75=146
     Summerset Lovett, Ohio State 70-76=146
6.   Grace Park, Arizona State    73-74=147
     Shauna Estes, Georgia        73-74=147
     Susan Horton, TCU            72-75=147
9.   Marta Prieto, Wake Forest    76-72=148
     Kristin Dufour, Texas        75-73=148
     Jill Gomric, Arizona         74-74=148

WAKE FOREST COMPETITORS
T14.   Kelly Kirwin, Wake Forest     74-76=150
T46.   Kristen Wagner, Wake Forest   79-78=157
T54.   Nicole Faniola, Wake Forest   77-81=158
T63.   Katie Brenny, Wake Forest     80-80=160