April 1, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - Junior Jessica Hollandsworth fired off a first-round 71 to lead the University of Maryland women's golf team to a second-place tie after Friday's round one of the Rebel Intercollegiate, hosted by Ole Miss.
Hollandsworth, who placed in third at the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate last week, is three strokes behind Southern Mississippi's Virginia Espejo for first place. At one-over, Hayley Brown is tied for 11th while Christine Shieml and Hilary Lawson are both locked in a 13-way tie for 39th with 77 apiece. Kerri Connolly rounds out Maryland's scorers with a first-round 81, good for 77th.
With a team score of 298, Maryland is tied for second along with Mississippi and Coastal Carolina. Leading the way, Tennessee is in first, eight strokes ahead, at 290.
Play resumes Saturday morning with Connolly teeing off in group two at 8:39 a.m.
TEAM SCORES
1. Tennessee 290; T2. MARYLAND 298; T2. Mississippi 298; T2. Coastal Carolina 298; 5. Tulane 299; 6. Tulsa 300; 7. Michigan 301; 8. Southern Mississippi 303; 9. UCF 304; 10. SMU 306; T11. Kansas 308; T11. East Tennessee State 308; T13. Memphis 309; T13. Murray State 309; 15. Missouri 310; 16. Mississippi State 314; 17. South Florida 315; 18. Rollins College 317.
MARYLAND SCORES
T2. Jessica Hollandsworth 71; T11. Hayley Brown 73; T39. Christine Shimel 77; T39. Hilary Lawson 77; T77. Kerri Connolly 81.
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