Wigger in Fourth Place After 1st Round at Murphey Classic

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March 23, 2007

Athens, GA – Virginia senior Leah Wigger is tied for fourth after the opening round of play at Georgia’s Liz Murphey Classic being held at the UGa Golf Course. Wigger shot 1-over 72 to lead 19th-ranked UVa, which is in ninth place with a team score of 303. Auburn, ranked fourth, leads the field at 293.

Wigger trails LSU’s Melissa Eaton by two shots in stroke play. Eaton was the only player to break par Friday. Michigan State’s Sara Brown and Auburn’s Margaret Shirley are tied for second at 71.

Virginia’s Jennie Arseneault shot 75 to finish the first day 21st overall. Whitney Neuhauser and Rachel Smith are tied for 48th after carding 78s and Carly Truitt is 73rd with an 81.

Michigan State trails Auburn by four shots on the leaderboard while Florida and Arkansas are tied for third at 300.

The tournament runs through Sunday. Live scoring is on the Internet at Golfstat.com

Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
University of Georgia Golf Course
Athens, GA
Par-71, 6,620-yards
First-Round Results

Team Results

1. Auburn 293 2. Michigan State 297 3. Florida 300 3. Arkansas 300 5. Louisiana State 301 6. South Carolina 302 6. Alabama 302 8. Georgia 303 9. Virginia 30310. Purdue 30411. Wake Forest 30712. Florida State 31212. Furman 31214. Kent State 31414. Mississippi State 31414. Augusta State 31417. Central Florida 31918. Georgia State 331

Individual Leaders1. Melissa Eaton, LSU 702. Sara Brown, Michigan State 712. Margaret Shirley, Auburn 714. Caroline Westrup, Florida State 724. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 724. Leah Wigger, Virginia 728. Rachel Meikle, Michigan State 738. Nicole Hage, Auburn 738. Tara Delaney, Kent State 73

Virginia Results 4. Leah Wigger 7221. Jennie Arseneault 7548. Whitney Neuhauser 7848. Rachel Smith 7873. Carly Truitt 81