Blumenherst Continues Hot Streak; Leads LSU Golf Classic After Day One

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Blumenherst Continues Hot Streak; Leads LSU Golf Classic After Day One

3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. ? Duke University sophomore Amanda Blumenherst continued her hot streak on Friday at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic as the reigning National Player of the Year carded a four-under-par, 68, on her way to a one-stroke lead after day one at the 6,424-yard, Par 72 University Club in Baton Rouge, La.

Blumenherst, a native of Scottsdale, Ariz., has now posted eight straight rounds of even or under par, while not trailing at the end of each of the eight rounds this spring. She owns a one-stroke lead over Vanderbilt's Jacqui Concolino (69) with 36 holes remaining at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic.

After opening the round with her only bogey of the day, Blumenherst got her score back to even par with a birdie on the par-three fifth hole and then made the turn at even par, 36. On the back nine is where Blumenherst, who is the top-ranked golfer in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, slid into a zone where she birdied four out of seven holes during a stretch to notch a 32 on the back nine. She now has registered 11 even or under par rounds out of 16 this year.

In the team standings, Vanderbilt leads with a six-over-par 294 followed by Duke (298), Tennessee (298), Auburn (299), North Carolina (299), Alabama (301), Louisville (306), Louisiana State (307), North Carolina State (308) and College of Charleston (309) in the top 10.

Other Blue Devil results on the day include Anna Grzebien (74), Jennie Lee (78), Alison Whitaker (78) and Jennifer Pandolfi (83). Grzebien is tied for 13th after totaling 16 pars and two bogeys in the round. A product of Narragansett, R.I., Grzebien closed her day with 13 straight pars after opening with three pars and two bogeys over the first five holes.

Both Whitaker and Lee are tied for 47th after round one. Whitaker, who is from Melbourne, Australia, opened her round at two-under-par through seven holes but a double-bogey on the par three eighth hole led to a rough final 10 holes. She concluded the back nine at five-over-par to finish with a 78. Lee, a product of Henderson, Nev., totaled a 39 on the front and back nine to total a 78. Pandolfi is tied for 82nd.

As a team, the Blue Devils posted nine birdies. Duke will tee off on Saturday beginning at 11:15 a.m. (ET) along with Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

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rank team scores
1 Vanderbilt 294 294 +6
T2 Duke 298 298 +10
T2 Tennessee 298 298 +10
T4 Auburn 299 299 +11
T4 North Carolina, U of 299 299 +11
6 Alabama, U. of 301 301 +13
7 Louisville, Univ. of 306 306 +18
8 Louisiana State 307 307 +19
9 North Carolina State 308 308 +20
10 Charleston, Coll. of 309 309 +21
T11 Wake Forest 310 310 +22
T11 South Carolina 310 310 +22
13 Virginia 313 313 +25
14 Augusta State 314 314 +26
15 Mississippi St. U. 315 315 +27
T16 Furman University 318 318 +30
T16 Birmingham-Southern Col. 318 318 +30
18 UNC Wilmington 321 321 +33
19 Mississippi, U. of 325 325 +37
20 Memphis 326 326 +38
21 Kentucky, U. of 330 330 +42

Start Finish Player Team Scores
- 1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 68 -4
- 2 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 69 -3
- T3 Jenna Pearson South Carolina 71 -1
- T3 Katie Miller North Carolina, U of 71 -1
- T3 Amanda Mathis Mississippi St. U. 71 -1
- T6 Lauren Doughtie North Carolina State 72 E
- T6 Nicole Hage Auburn 72 E
- T8 Laura Goodwin Alabama, U. of 73 +1
- T8 Jill Stupiansky Birmingham-Southern Col. 73 +1
- T8 Marci Turner Tennessee 73 +1
- T8 Lauren Hunt North Carolina, U of 73 +1
- T8 Mandy Goins Wake Forest 73 +1
- T13 Jenny Suh Alabama, U. of 74 +2
- T13 Nicole Smith Tennessee 74 +2
- T13 Angela Oh Tennessee 74 +2
- T13 Amanda Smith Augusta State 74 +2
- T13 Candace Schepperle Auburn 74 +2
- T13 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 74 +2
- T13 Anna Grzebien Duke 74 +2
- T13 Cindy LaCrosse Louisville, Univ. of 74 +2
- T21 Steffi Kirchmayr Charleston, Coll. of 75 +3
- T21 Leah Wigger Virginia 75 +3
- T21 Sydney Crane North Carolina, U of 75 +3
- T21 Marisa Milligan Auburn 75 +3
- T21 Caroline Martens Louisiana State 75 +3
- T21 Carmen Perez UNC Wilmington 75 +3
- T21 Chris Brady Vanderbilt 75 +3
- T28 Theresa Paik Furman University 76 +4
- T28 Jenny Calkins Louisville, Univ. of 76 +4
- T28 Alexis Rather Louisiana State 76 +4
- T28 Kristen Svicarovich Vanderbilt 76 +4
- T32 Helena Blomberg Alabama, U. of 77 +5
- T32 Stephanie Derrey North Carolina State 77 +5
- T32 Megan Miller Charleston, Coll. of 77 +5
- T32 Abigale Schepperle * Auburn 77 +5
- T32 Fiona Puyo Charleston, Coll. of 77 +5
- T32 Sarah Sturm Alabama, U. of 77 +5
- T32 Benedicte Toumpsin South Carolina 77 +5
- T32 Diana Cantu Tennessee 77 +5
- T32 Rachel Smith Virginia 77 +5
- T32 Dawn-Marie Conaty Memphis 77 +5
- T32 Stacey Tate Memphis 77 +5
- T32 Dolores White Wake Forest 77 +5
- T32 Patti Hogeboom Augusta State 77 +5
- T32 Blair Lamb Furman University 77 +5
- T32 Rebecca Kuhn Louisiana State 77 +5
- T47 Emily Street North Carolina State 78 +6
- T47 Shelley McGraw Birmingham-Southern Col. 78 +6
- T47 Mariana Macias Auburn 78 +6
- T47 Amanda Henry Louisville, Univ. of 78 +6
- T47 Alison Whitaker Duke 78 +6
- T47 Adrienne White Louisville, Univ. of 78 +6
- T47 Jennie Lee Duke 78 +6
- T54 Sara Grantham Mississippi, U. of 79 +7
- T54 Melissa Eaton Louisiana State 79 +7
- T56 Dinah Plyler Charleston, Coll. of 80 +8
- T56 Lindsay Robinson Virginia 80 +8
- T56 Erica Still Kentucky, U. of 80 +8
- T56 Leigh Phillips Mississippi St. U. 80 +8
- T56 Margaret Shirley Auburn 80 +8
- T56 Emilie Geury Augusta State 80 +8
- T56 Jean Chua Wake Forest 80 +8
- T56 Laura Crawford Wake Forest 80 +8
- T56 Kate Thomas North Carolina, U of 80 +8
- T56 Ashley Tait UNC Wilmington 80 +8
- T56 Dori Carter Mississippi, U. of 80 +8
- T56 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 80 +8
- T68 Nicola Eaton * Louisiana State 81 +9
- T68 Kathleen Strandberg North Carolina State 81 +9
- T68 Kristen Simpson Virginia 81 +9
- T68 Blythe Worley South Carolina 81 +9
- T68 Camila Mori South Carolina 81 +9
- T68 Katie Davidson Mississippi, U. of 81 +9
- T74 Cindel Gwyn North Carolina State 82 +10
- T74 Jennie Arseneault Virginia 82 +10
- T74 Corrine Carr Furman University 82 +10
- T74 Gina Sharp Mississippi St. U. 82 +10
- T74 Nannette Hill Wake Forest 82 +10
- T74 Julia Huh Mississippi St. U. 82 +10
- T74 Cristina Gonzalez Louisville, Univ. of 82 +10
- T74 Kim Meck Louisiana State 82 +10
- T82 Karlin Beck Birmingham-Southern Col. 83 +11
- T82 Elizabeth Dotson Kentucky, U. of 83 +11
- T82 Katie Johnson Kentucky, U. of 83 +11
- T82 Kristen Bragg Augusta State 83 +11
- T82 Ashley Baker Furman University 83 +11
- T82 Suzanne Stanley Mississippi St. U. 83 +11
- T82 Liana Viljoen UNC Wilmington 83 +11
- T82 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 83 +11
- T82 Emily Klein UNC Wilmington 83 +11
- T91 Rhea Nair Alabama, U. of 84 +12
- T91 Ginny Brown Tennessee 84 +12
- T91 Jordan Hardy Birmingham-Southern Col. 84 +12
- T91 Taylor Barrett South Carolina 84 +12
- T91 Beth Felts Kentucky, U. of 84 +12
- T96 Marissa Muir Kentucky, U. of 85 +13
- T96 Kathryn O'Rourke Memphis 85 +13
- T96 Seira Nakashima Furman University 85 +13
- T96 Andrea Buccilla Mississippi, U. of 85 +13
- T96 Megan Johnson Mississippi, U. of 85 +13
- 101 Emily Rapp Charleston, Coll. of 86 +14
- T102 Meghan Mahoney Memphis 87 +15
- T102 Rachel Larson Memphis 87 +15
- T102 Sara Hunt Birmingham-Southern Col. 87 +15
- T102 Tamara Luccioli Augusta State 87 +15
- T102 Colette Lowe North Carolina, U of 87 +15
- 107 Stephanie Noser UNC Wilmington 91 +19
- 108 Heather Hoffman * Louisiana State 92 +20