HICKORY, N.C. --- The Tusculum Women's golf team has two players in the top five, shooting a 36-hole score of 333-340=673 and is in second place after day one action of the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championship.

Sophomore Mary Ann Vizcarrondo posted consecutive rounds of 80 to post 160 and is in fourth place, while freshman Emily Palenkas shot 83-78=161 and is fifth.

Wingate shot 325-321=646 and leads Tusculum by 27 shots. The Pioneers have a 20-stroke advantage over third place Newberry (693). Catawba is fourth with 706, followed by tournament host Lenoir-Rhyne (708), Lincoln Memorial (732) and Mars Hill (757).

Vizcarrondo is seven shots out of the lead, which is held by Newberry's Franziska Blum, who fired 75-78=153. Blum leads Wingate's Ashley Denton by a single stroke (76-78=154). Kelsey Babos of Catawba is third with 158, followed by Vizcarrondo and Palenkas.

Tusculum senior Mandy Hartsock is tied for 14th with 178, while junior Susanne Sisco posted a 183 and is tied for 19th place. Amber Ladner carded an 84 in the opening round, but withdrew in the second. TC freshman Adriana Vizcarrondo shot 191 as an individual competitor and is in 29th place.

The final 18 holes will be held on Tuesday on the par 72, 5,856-yard layout.

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Team Results
Pl. Team 1st 2nd Total
1 Wingate 325 321 646
2 TUSCULUM 333 340 673
3 Newberry 343 350 693
4 Catawba 358 348 706
5 Lenoir-Rhyne 345 363 708
6 Lincoln Memorial 362 370 732
7 Mars Hill 379 378 757

Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl. Player 1st 2nd Total
4 Mary Ann Vizcarrondo 80 80 160
5 Emily Palenkas 83 78 161
T14 Mandy Hartsock 86 92 178
T19 Susanne Sisco 93 90 183
29 *Adriana Vizcarrondo 94 97 191
- Amber Ladner 84 WD

* individual competitor