NITTANY LIONS FALL IN SECOND ROUND OF PINEHURST CHALLENGENITTANY LIONS FALL IN SECOND ROUND OF PINEHURST CHALLENGE

NITTANY LIONS FALL IN SECOND ROUND OF PINEHURST CHALLENGE

March 10, 2008

Pinehurst, N.C. - Despite improving the overall team score by two shots, the Nittany Lions fell to a tied 17th place after round two of the Pinehurst Challenge. The team shot 322, giving them a two-round score of 646.

Junior Sara Lester shot five-over 77, a three stroke improvement from the first day of the tournament. Lester leads the Nittany Lions into round three, currently in a tied 28th place individually. Senior Megan Padua, who led the team on day one, dropped her score by ten shots, giving her a two-round score of 168.

Freshman Brianna Malcolmson improved her score by nine strokes on the second day of the competition. She currently holds a score of 165.

East Tennessee State continues to lead the tournament after the team shot rounds of 307 and 304. East Caroline University is only four strokes behind, with a two-round score of 615. Individually, Charleston's Steffi Kirtchmayr and East Tennessee's Laura Jansone lead with scores of four-over 148.

The third and final round of the Pinehurst Challenge will take place Tuesday morning with tee times beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Individual

Team
T 17Penn State324- 322- 646
T 28Sara Lester80- 77- 157
T 70Christin Pacacha 80- 83- 163
T 77Brianna Malcolmson 87- 78- 165
T 95Megan Padua 79- 89- 168
98Katherine Murphy 85- 84- 169