BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. - Sophomore Kathy Boehm (Poing, Germany) paces the College of Charleston women's golf team with a five-over par 77 after the first round of tournament play at the 2011 Bryan National Intercollegiate held Friday at the Champions Course at Bryan Park.
Boehm made three of the team's nine first-round birdies on Holes No. 1, No. 3 and No. 10 and is currently tied for 42nd in a tough tournament field featuring 13 top 50-ranked programs in No. 4 Duke, No. 7 Virginia, No. 15 Michigan State, No. 16 Tennessee, No. 17 and host Wake Forest, No. 21 Vanderbilt, No. 22 North Carolina, No. 29 Ohio State, No. 30 Florida State, No. 31 Washington, No. 37 Louisville, No. 38 South Carolina and No. 40 Northwestern.
Freshman Kathryn Miranda (Lexington, S.C.) also shot a seven-over 79 with two birdies which is tied for 60th. As a team, the Cougars are 16 strokes out of the top 10 with a first-round score of 321 (+33).
"We feel like we have a good chance to bounce back," said CofC head coach Jamie Futrell, prior to this weekend's tournament and a disappointing 21st-place finish at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic on March 11-13 in Baton Rouge, La. "We are more familiar with this course and it is going to be exactly like the field we just saw at LSU. We will definitely have to make some major improvements to compete against this type of field. But, we have to put ourselves out there to see if we can play with the best."
Play continues tomorrow as the Cougars tee-off at 8:30 a.m. (ET) and are paired with UNC Wilmington and golfers from Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest and South Carolina, who are competing as individuals.
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BRYAN NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE
March 25-27, 2011
Bryan Park
at Browns Summit, N.C.
TEAM RESULTS (First Round)
1, Tennessee, 288 (E). 2, Wake Forest, 294 (+6). 3, North Carolina, 295 (+7). 4, Virginia, 296 (+8). 5, Vanderbilt, 299 (+11). 6, Duke, 301 (+13). 7, Louisville, 303 (+15). 8, Washington, 304 (+16). T9, South Carolina, 305 (+17). T9, Michigan State, 305 (+17). 11, Ohio State, 306 (+18). 12, Northwestern, 307 (+19). 13, Florida State, 308 (+20). T14, UNCG, 311 (+23). T14, North Carolina State, 311 (+23). T14, UNC Wilmington, 311 (+23). 17, College of Charleston, 321 (+33).
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First Round)
T42, Kathy Boehm, 77 (+5). T60, Kathryn Miranda, 79 (+7). T78, Leigh Whittaker, 82 (+10). T82, Ainhoa Nogales, 83 (+11). 85, Anna Martin, 85 (+13).
