Oct. 7, 2006

Individual/Team Leaders
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Chapel Hill, N.C. – The South Carolina women’s golf team stands in 15th place with a team score of 309-323=632 after Saturday’s second round at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational, played at the UNC Finley Golf Course.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

Through two rounds, freshman Benedicte Toumpsin leads the way for the Gamecocks, sitting in a tie for 40^th with a score of 77-79=156.

<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Carolina’s round one leaders Jenna Pearson and Taylor Barrett both had problems with hole 15, scoring a triple bogey on the par-4 hole. Pearson was sitting at three-over-par after 11 holes and tied for 27^th before a string of tough holes ended at the 15^th. Pearson hit par on the next two holes and ended the day carding a 10-over-par 82. She sits tied for 48^th after a two round score of 76-82=158.

Barrett, who also double bogeyed hole two, was at seven-over-par before the 15^th. The only Gamecock to shoot under-par on the back nine in Friday’s round, Barrett carded a nine-over-par on the back nine Saturday to shoot a 13-over-par on the day. She finished the round tied for 65^th on the individual leader board with a 76-85=161.

Junior Camila Mori matched her opening round score despite being the only Gamecock to not register a birdie on the day. She fired an eight-over-par to tie for 59^th with a score of 80-80=160. Junior Whitney Simons rounded out the Gamecock effort with a 10-over-par 82 to sit at 81-82=163.

The third and final round will be played Sunday.

Team Leader Board
1. Vanderbilt: 301-294=595 (+19)
2. Duke: 303-295=598 (+22)
3. North Carolina: 304-296=600 (+24)
4. Virginia: 303-301=604 (+28)
5. Texas A&M: 306-300=606 (+30)
6. Tennessee: 302-306=608 (+32)
7. North Carolina State: 306-304=610 (+34)
8. Ohio State: 310-304=614 (+38)
9. Florida State: 310-305=615 (+39)
10. College of Charleston: 308-308=616 (+40)

11. Wake Forest: 315-303=618 (+42)

12. Auburn: 313-309=622 (+46)

13. Oklahoma State: 317-307=624 (+48)

14. Louisiana State: 319-310=629 (+53)

15. South Carolina: 309-323=632 (+56)

16. Tulsa: 315-319=634 (+58)

17. Texas: 324-321=645 (+69)

Gamecocks on the Individual Leader Board
T40. Benedicte Toumpsin: 77-79=156 (+12)
T48. Jenna Pearson: 76-82=158 (+14)
T59. Camila Mori: 80-80=160 (+16)
T65. Taylor Barrett: 76-85=161 (+17)
T76. Whitney Simons: 81-82=163 (+19)