February 10, 1999

PALOS VERDES, Calif. - The Wake Forest women's golf team struggled during the final round of play to finish 11th at the SMU/OSU Challenge. The 54-hole event was contested at the par-71, 5,912-yard layout of the Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes, CA.

The Demon Deacons finished the tourney with a third-round score of 324 and a 54-hole total of 306-306-324=936. That total put the Deacs well off the pace of team champion Georgia which finished with a total of 301-301-299=901. Jennifer Rosales of Georgia captured individual medalist honors as she finished the event at 72-70-74=216.

Sophomore Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain) led the Demon Deacon contingent in the field as she finished as part of a seven-way tie for 12th place at 76-72-81=229. Following Prieto in the individual standings was junior Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN), who finished tied with five other players in 38th place with a three-day total of 74-76-85=235. Senior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN) continued her consistent play and finished tied with four others in 44th place at 79-78-79=236. Freshmen Nicole Faniola (Old Lyme, CT) in 54th place at 77-81-81=239 and Katie Brenny (Little Falls, MN) in 66th place at 80-80-83=243, rounded out the Demon Deacon individuals in the field.

The Demon Deacons will take a month off before returning to action March 12-14 when they will compete in the Caso de Campo Intercollegiate in La Romano, Dominican Republic.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

 1. Georgia             301-301-299=901
 2. Arizona State       299-299-318=916
 3. Arizona             301-306-310=917
 4. Southern California 304-298-315=917
 5. Tulsa               299-304-317=920
 6. Stanford            302-303-316=921
 7. Texas               305-307-310=922
 8. UCLA                294-313-317=924
 9. TCU                 299-309-319=927
10. Auburn              309-307-312=928
11. Wake Forest         306-306-324=936
12. New Mexico          308-318-317=943
13  New Mexico State    305-323-320=948
14. Ohio State          307-309-333=949
15. Purdue              318-326-311=955
16  Oregon              313-319-324=956
17. Southern Methodist  321-325-328=974
18. Iowa State          335-342-341=1018

 1. Jennifer Rosales, USC       72-70-74=216
 2. Stacy Prammanasudh, Tulsa   68-72-77=217
 3. Leila Chartrand, USC        71-72-77=220
 4  Angela Jerman, Georgia      75-76-71=222
 5. Stephanie Keever, Stanford  71-75-78=225
 6. Shauna Estes, Georgia       73-74-78=225
 7. Susan Horton, TCU           72-75-79=226
 8. Robin Cook, Auburn          78-74-75=227
 9. Grace Park, Arizona State   73-74-80=227
10. Jody Niemann, Arizona State 77-73-77=227

T12. Marta Prieto, Wake Forest   76-72-81=229
T38. Kelly Kirwin, Wake Forest   74-76-85=235
T44. Kristen Wagner, Wake Forest 79-78-79=236
T54. Nicole Faniola, Wake Forest 77-81-81=239
T66. Katie Brenny, Wake Forest   80-80-83=243