Colorado University Athletics
W-GOLF IN FIFTH AT LADY AZTEC INVITE
October 20, 2003 | Women's Golf
SAN DIEGO - The University of Colorado women's golf team rebounded from a disappointing finish in their own CU/Heather Farr Memorial two weeks ago to shoot a 303-305 in the first two rounds of the Lady Aztec Invitational and sit in fifth after carding a 608 on the Auld Course here Monday.
 "We did have a really good start," said Anne Kelly at the conclusion of the almost 10 ? hour day. "Even counting an 80 in the first round and an 85 in the second, we're doing okay. If we could just get those fourth scores down, we could really do something tomorrow."
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Host San Diego State separated themselves early from the field, carding a 5-over 293 in the first round and a 3-over 291 on the second. The Aztec's 36-hole 584 is 11 strokes ahead of Colorado State (595), who is being followed closely by Nevada (598), BYU (600) and Colorado (608).
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With just eight strokes separating the top-20 individual players, San Diego State's Jenna Wilson (70-74-144) and Northern Arizona's Lauren Gray (69-75-144) have a share of the individual race, but are just one stroke ahead of a pack of four players, including CU's Maria Persson Gulda, who each have a 145.
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CU's low score two weeks ago, Gulda is assuming the same role here, as she turned in a 1-over-par 73-72-145, her best start to a 54-hole tournament this season and sits in second, just one stroke off the lead.
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           In shooting her lowest two rounds of the 2002-03 season, junior Joey Stetser's 75-77-152 was good enough to share19th with Nevada's Erin LaPlaunt. Junior co-captain Allison Rella, who turned in a first round 86, her highest score of the season, shaved 15 strokes from her second round for a career low 71 and her combined 157 rounded out CU's scoring efforts.
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           Freshman Gina Rodriguez's first to second round scores were as inconsistent as Rella's, turning in a 3-over-par 75 on the first loop before finding trouble on the closing holes of the second, forcing her to turn in an 86, a direct result of having two out of bounds balls on two of the last three holes and having to count a 9 on the last.
Classmate Hannah Hoch is still struggling to find the game that she controlled in CU's first two tournaments of the season, and shot an 80-85-165 for a share of 75th place.
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           "It's really an adjustment that freshmen have to make. They need to get used to the 36-hole days."
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           The third, and final round, of the Invitational will be decided Tuesday.
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LADY AZTEC INVITATIONAL (San Diego, Calif.)
1  San Diego State                293 291   584       Â
2  Colorado State                  289 306   595      Â
3  Nevada                             298 300   598      Â
4  Brigham Young                  295 305   600      Â
5Â Â COLORADOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 303Â 305Â Â Â 608Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
6  CSU-Northridge                295 314   609      Â
7  Santa Clara                      303 307   610      Â
8Â Â San Diego State JVÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 316Â 304Â Â Â 620Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
9  Northern Arizona               312 310   622      Â
10  Western Washington      312 314   626     Â
11  Wyoming                         317 310   627     Â
12  UC - Riverside                314 324   638     Â
13  Western New Mexico       325 315   640
14  Cal Poly                          322 322   644     Â
15  CSU-Chico State             322 334   656   Â
16  Sacramento State           323 334   657     Â
17  CSU-San Marcos            337 325   662     Â
18  Redlands                        331 333   664     Â
19  CSU-Monterey Bay         335 333   668
20  McNeese State               343 326   669
21  Grand Canyon .              347 344   691    Â
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COLORADO PLAYERS
t-3.   Maria Persson Gulda..... 73-72- 145
t-19. Joey Stetser................... 75-77- 152
t-39. Allison Rella................... 86-71- 157
t-55. Gina Rodriguez.............. 75-86- 161    Â
t-75. Hannah Hoch................. 80-85- 165
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