Four Blue Raiders among Top 15 after first round at USA Lady Jaguar

MOBILE, Ala. - Middle Tennessee is in third place after the first round of the 16-field USA Lady Jaguar Invitational in Mobile, Ala., Monday. The teams were playing the second round Monday evening and the third and final round will follow Tuesday.

The Blue Raiders shot 21-over 209 and are one shot behind second-place Samford (308) and 10 behind leader FIU (299) after first-round action. Middle Tennessee has five players among the field's Top 15 entering the second round.

Morgan Hale, playing as an individual, was tied for sixth with a 4-over 76 in the opening round. Leigh Wilkins and Hannah Weathersby and Clara Leathers are tied for ninth at 5-over 77, and Karisa Akin is tied for 15th at 6-over 78.

2009 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational
Azalea City GC, Par-72
First-Round Team Scores
1 FIU 299 +11
2 Samford 308 +20
3 Middle Tennessee 309 +21
4 South Alabama 310 +22
4 Lamar 310 +22
6 Southern Mississippi 323 +35
7 Jacksonville St. 324 +36
8 Sam Houston St. 326 +38
9 ULM 332 +44
10 Nicholls St. 333 +45
11 Belmont 334 +46
11 Jackson St. 334 +46
11 McNeese St. 334 +46
14 UAB 335 +47
14 Arkansas St. 335 +47
16 Troy 338 +50

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