May 20, 2004

OPELIKA, Ala. - Arizona State climbed eight more spots into a tie for eighth heading into the final round of the 2004 NCAA Women's Golf Championships, being held May 18-21 at the par 72, 6,215-yard Grand National Lake Course.

For the second day in a row, the Sun Devils shot a three-over-par 291 on Thursday to jump into a tie for eighth place with Georgia with a three-round total of 892. ASU was in 24th place after Tuesday's first round and has climbed eight spots in the second and third rounds after firing a season-low 291 on both Wednesday and Thursday.

UCLA continues to lead the NCAA Championships heading into Friday's final round. The Bruins extended their lead to five strokes over second-place Oklahoma State, carding a two-under 286 on Thursday for a three-day total of eight-under 858. Oklahoma State is second with a three-round total of 863 followed by Duke (865), California (883) and Vanderbilt (884).

Individually, freshman Tiffany Tavee (Gilbert, Ariz.) moved up 19 spots on Thursday for the Sun Devils and is tied for 23rd with a three-day total of four-over 220 (77-71-72). Sophomore Alissa Kuczka (Phoenix, Ariz.) and junior Erin Tone (Gilbert, Ariz.) are tied for 37th at 223 after each carding two-over 74s on Thursday.

Other Sun Devils include freshman Charmaine Erasmus (Bradenton, Fla.) who carded a career-best 71 on Thursday to move into a tie for 62nd (80-75-71=226) and freshman Lindsay Anderson (El Paso, Texas) who is 125th (82-83-91=256).

UCLA's Susie Mathews and Oklahoma State's Karin Sjodin are tied for the individual lead with eight-under 208 heading into Friday's final round.

The NCAA Championships wrap up on Friday with tee times starting at 8 a.m. Central (6 a.m. Pacific). Live hole-by-hole scoring is available at www.golfstatlive.com.

2004 NCAA Women's Golf Championships
May 18-21, 2004 * Third-Round Results

Pos	Team		to par	today	1	2	3	total
1 	UCLA 		-6 	-2 	289 	283 	286 	858
2 	Oklahoma State 	-1 	-6 	288 	293 	282 	863
3 	Duke 		+1 	+4 	289 	284 	292 	865
4 	California 	+19 	+4 	309 	282 	292 	883
5 	Vanderbilt 	+20 	+14 	298 	284 	302 	884
6 	Texas 		+26 	+5 	302 	295 	293 	890
7 	Ohio State 	+27 	+15 	296 	292 	303 	891
T8 	Georgia 	+28 	+5 	302 	297 	293 	892
T8 	Arizona State 	+28 	+3 	310 	291 	291 	892
T10 	Stanford 	+33 	+10 	303 	296 	298 	897
T10 	Florida State 	+33 	+7 	301 	301 	295 	897
T10 	Wake Forest 	+33 	+22 	298 	289 	310 	897
13 	Southern California 	+34 	+17 	307 	286 	305 	898
T14 	New Mexico 	+36 	+16 	304 	292 	304 	900
T14 	Furman 	+36 	+14 	302 	296 	302 	900
T14 	Arizona 	+36 	+10 	302 	300 	298 	900
T14 	Washington 	+36 	+9 	305 	298 	297 	900
18 	Tennessee 	+37 	+13 	303 	297 	301 	901
19 	Baylor 		+38 	+7 	299 	308 	295 	902
20 	North Carolina 	+40 	+12 	304 	300 	300 	904
T21 	UNLV 		+45 	+14 	308 	299 	302 	909
T21 	Purdue 	+45 	+20 	307 	294 	308 	909
T23 	Texas A&M 	+46 	+14 	306 	302 	302 	910
T23 	Michigan State 	+46 	+10 	302 	310 	298 	910

Sun Devil Scorers: T23. Tiffany Tavee 77-71-72=220; T37. Alissa Kuczka 76-73-74=223 and Erin Tone 77-72-74=223; T62. Charmaine Erasmus 80-75-71=226; 125. Lindsay Anderson 82-83-91=256.