May 23, 2001

Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. - Wake Forest golfer Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain) shot a three-over 76 in the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships on Wednesday, dropping to a tie for 34th place in the standings. Prieto, who is competing as an individual, has reached the halfway point of the tournament with a four-over 150 on the par-72, 6,106-yard El Campeon course at the Mission Inn Resort.

The Deacon senior is 12 strokes back of field leader Laura Moffat of UCLA, who owns a pair of three-under 69s for the first two rounds. Prieto also ranks third among the six individual players competing in the event.

"Marta played well on the front nine today," said Wake Forest head coach Dianne Dailey. "But I think she got tired mentally and the heat got to her as well. This is a course she can play well, it's definitely a scorable course for her. So she's looking forward to teeing off in the morning and doing well tomorrow."

Prieto is looking to improve upon her third-place individual finish in the 2000 Championships, which is the best finish ever by a Deacon women's golfer.

Duke and Oklahoma State are currently tied for first place and lead the 24-team field with a 16-over 592. The third round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships takes place on Thursday. Prieto will tee off at 8:20 a.m.

NCAA Women's Golf Championships
El Campeon Course * Howey-in-the-Hills, FL
Par 72 * 6,106 Yards

Team Standings
1	Duke	299-293	592	+16
	Oklahoma State	293-299	592	+16
3	Georgia	298-295	593	+17
4	Auburn	300-294	594	+18
	UCLA	295-299	594	+18
6	Texas	298-299	597	+21
7	Tulsa	307-291	598	+22
8	New Mexico State	301-298	599	+23
9	Stanford	298-303	601	+25
10	Arizona	302-301	603	+27
	Southern Cal	296-307	603	+27
12	Pepperdine	299-306	605	+29
13	Louisiana State	304-303	607	+31
14	California	302-308	610	+34
	Michigan State	310-300	610	+34
16	Kent State	304-309	613	+37
17	Arizona State	305-309	614	+38
	Purdue	305-309	614	+38
19	San Jose State	303-312	615	+39
20	Washington	315-305	620	+44
21	New Mexico	318-307	625	+49
	Ohio State	313-312	625	+49
23	South Florida	314-314	628	+52
24	South Carolina	308-323	631	+55

Individuals
20	Young-A Yang, Tenn.	75-73	148	+4
27	Allie Bloomquist, Wisc.	77-72	149	+5
34	Marta Prieto, WFU	74-76	150	+6
50	Meredeth Ward, Van.	76-76	152	+8
61	Sarah Sasse, Neb.	79-75	154	+10
--	Meghan Francella, Mem.	85-WD