Feb. 28, 2000
PINEHURST, N.C. - Freshman Erin Clasper shot an eight-over-par 80 on Monday to lead the Maryland women's golf team to a 338 team score and a 17th-place ranking after the first round of the Edwin Watts/Carolina's Collegiate Classic at Pinehurst No. 8 at the Pinehurst Country Club. The event is the first traditional spring competition date for the team that began play last fall.
Clasper, a freshman from N. Potomac, Md., is in a group of five players tied at eight-over-par. She shot a stellar 38 on the front nine and closed with a 42.
Other Terp performances on Monday saw freshman Carter Crowther and sophomore Brooke Bendler shoot 84, freshman Jen Gibson a 90 and junior Sarah Bedford a 95.
Two-time Maryland men's captain Jason Rodenhaver was named as the first head coach in the program's history on Nov. 18, 1998. It was then, just over one year ago, that he began the task of building the brand new program that played its traditional spring event today.
Edwin Watts/Carolina's Collegiate Classic
1. Winthrop University 313 (+25) 14. Wofford 331 (+43)
2. Campbell University 315 (+27) 15. Jacksonville State 332 (+44)
Kent 315 (+27) 16. Methodist 333 (+45)
4. Kansas 317 (+29) T17. Maryland 338 (+50)
5. UNC Wilmington 318 (+30) Elon 338 (+50)
6. Coll. Of Charleston 319 (+31) 19. Appalachian State 340 (+52)
7. James Madison 320 (+32) 20. Cincinnati 345 (+57)
8. Kansas State 324 (+36) 21. Mercer 346 (+58)
9. Georgia State 325 (+37) 22. Longwood 350 (+62)
10. Alabama-Birmingham 326 (+38) T23. William & Mary 354 (+66)
11. Charleston Souther 327 (+39) Northern Iowa 354 (+66)
T12. Coastal Carolina 329 (+41) 25. Radford 359 (+71)
UNC Greensboro 329 (+41) 26. Western Michigan 361 (+73)
Maryland Individuals
T30. Erin Clasper 80 +8
T61. Carter Crowther 84 +12
T61. Brooke Bendler 84 +12
T107. Jen Gibson 90 +18
T125. Sarah Bedford 95 +23
