April 2, 2004

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Purdue women's golf is tied for second place after the first round of the 2004 Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C.

The Boilermakers fired a first round 294 and are tied with Auburn for second place. Duke leads the event after a first-round 298.

The event is being hosted by Wake Forest University and held on the par-72, 6,074-yard Bryan Park Champion golf course.

The Boilermakers were led by senior Beth Hermes, who fired a two-under 70 to grab a share of the lead with Duke's Virada Nirapathpongporn. Sophomore Onnarin Sattayabanphot carded a one-under 71 and is tied for third overall.

Newcomer Myrte Eikenaar shot a 74 and is tied for 15th. Senior Ella Asbun is tied for 54th after a first-round 79, and freshman Caroline Haase is tied for 66th after an 80 on Friday.

The second round is on Saturday. Live scoring is being provided by golfstat.com.

Place 	Individual		1st Rd.	2nd Rd.	3rd Rd.	Total
T1	Beth Hermes	        70			70
T3	Onnarin Sattayabanphot	71			71
T15	Mytre Eikenaar	        74			74
T54	Ella Asbun		79			79
T66	Caroline Haase	        80			80

Place 	Team	          1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total
1	Duke	          289		          289
T2	Purdue	          294		          294
T2 	Auburn	          294		          294
T4	Vanderbilt	  295		          295
T4	Florida	          295			  295
T6	Wake Forest	  298			  298
T6	Oklahoma State	  298			  298
8	Tennessee	  302			  302
9	North Carolina	  303			  303
T10	Georgia  	  306			  306
T10	Furman	          306			  306
12	Ohio State	  307			  307
13	Tulane	          309			  309
14	South Carolina	  310			  310
15	Louisville	  316			  316
16	N.C. State	  317			  317
17	Virginia	  320			  320
18	UNC-Greensboro	  324			  324