Lady’Backs 13th after first round at NCAAs Lewis

UA Women’s Communications

Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

URL: http://www.wholehogsports.com/nwat/65414/

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. – Sophomore Kristin Ingram and senior Stacy Lewis paced the 10 th-ranked University of Arkansas in first round action at the 2008 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship in Albuquerque, N. M., Tuesday.

Ingram and Lewis both shot 73 on the par-72, 6, 424-yard University of New Mexico Golf Course. The duo paced Arkansas to a plus-10 298 as the Lady’Backs moved into a tie for 13 th place after the opening round.

“ Today was not a great day, ” said Lewis, the defending NCAA champion, “ but it wasn’t terrible either. I’m going to get it going in the coming days. I hit the ball well. I had three putts that just went right over the edge of the hole today. I really couldn’t have hit them any better. ”

Lewis and Ingram are tied for 23 th place after the first round.

Lucy Nunn and Kelli Shean shot 76 and are tied for 68 th overall. Sophomore Alex Schulte shot 80 and is tied for 111 th.

Lewis and Ingram are six shots behind leader Nannette Hill of Wake Forest, who tied the course record with a 67.