Sept. 26, 1998

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The Wake Forest women's golf team improved its play over the first day and moved up two places in the team standings to eighth after 36 holes of play at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational. The 54 hole event is being contested at the 6,075-yard, par 72 Chapel Hill Country Club in Chapel Hill, NC.

The Demon Deacons finished with a team round of 303 on Saturday to stand at 316-303=619 after the first two rounds of play. That total puts them 48 shots behind the pace of team leader Duke at 290-281=571, or five-under par. The Blue Devils' Candy Hannemann is the individual leader after firing a five-under par 67 on Saturday to stand at 72-67=139.

Leading the Deacon individuals in the field is sophomore Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain) who is one of five players tied for 15th place after carding her second straight 75 to stand at 75-75=150. Joining Prieto in the tournament's top 30 is junior Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN) who after struggling on Friday came back to shoot a 74 in the second round and is in a four-way tie for 26th place at 81-74=155. The remaining Wake Forest competitors include freshman Kate Brenny (Little Falls, MN) and senior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN) who shot identical scores of 80-77=157 in the first two rounds and are among nine players tied for 33rd place. Rounding out the Deacon contingent is freshman Camille Lee (Orlando, FL) who is tied for 54th place at 83-79=162.

The Lady Tar Heel Invitational continues tomorrow with the third and final round of play.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
 1.   Duke                290-281=571
 2.   South Carolina      303-300=603
 3.   North Carolina      302-302=604
 4.   South Florida       306-304=610
 5.   UNC Greensboro      309-302=611
 6.   Tennessee           305-312=617
 7.   Memphis             311-307=618
 8.   Wake Forest         316-303=619
 9.   Arkansas            317-314=631
      Methodist College   316-315=631
11.   Kentucky            317-315=632
12.   Vanderbilt          314-319=633
13.   Baylor              312-327=639
14.   UNC Wilmington      330-323=653
15.   Georgia State       331-323=654
16.   Longwood College    345-344=689
17.   Coastal Carolina    352-357=709

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
 1.   Candy Hannemann, Duke          72-67=139
 2.   Kelly Lagedrost, S. Florida    71-72=143
      Jessica Lindbergh, Tennessee   70-73=143
 4.   Jenny Chuasiriporn, Duke       70-74=144
      Filippa Hansson, Duke*         70-74=144
 6.   Beth Bauer, Duke               76-69=145
 7.   Kalen Anderson, Duke*          73-74=147
 8.   Emma Lofgren, S. Carolina      76-72=148
      Naima Ghilain, Memphis         75-73=148
10.   Five players tied with               149

WAKE FOREST COMPETITORS
T15.   Marta Prieto, Wake Forest      75-75=150
T26.   Kelly Kirwin, Wake Forest      81-74=155
T33.   Kate Brenny, Wake Forest       80-77=157
       Kristen Wagner, Wake Forest    80-77=157
T54.   Camille Lee, Wake Forest       83-79=162
T78.   Nicole Faniola, Wake Forest*   90-82=172
* competing as an individual only