April 4, 2006

Columbia, S.C. –
The South Carolina women’s golf team ranks among the top 25 teams in the nation in the latest Golf Stat rankings. The Gamecocks are tabbed as the No. 23 team in the country and received a boost by finishing ahead of four top 20 teams at last weekend’s Bryan National Collegiate. Going back to the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic played two weeks ago, Carolina has finished ahead of eight top 25 teams in its last two tournaments. The Gamecocks have faced one of the most difficult schedules of any team in the nation, and currently rank 19th in terms of strength of schedule in the latest Golf Stat rankings.

The Gamecocks are back in action when they travel to Nashville to compete at the 2006 Southeastern Conference Championships from April 14-16. Carolina won the event under Coggins in 2002.

Golf Stat Rankings (April 4)
1. Duke
2. UCLA
3. Arizona State
4. Georgia
5. Auburn
6. Pepperdine
7. Purdue
8. Southern Cal
9. Wake Forest
10. Arkansas
11. Tennessee
12. Texas A&M
13. UNLV
14. Florida
15. Vanderbilt
16. California
17. Virginia
18. Ohio State
19. Oklahoma State
20. Stanford
21. Kent State
22. Arizona
23. South Carolina
24. New Mexico
25. SMU