KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. --- Joanne Coe of Rollins College shot a three-under par 69, while the Tars posted a team score of 296 to take the first round lead at the 2011 Tusculum College/Kiawah Island Women's Golf Intercollegiate Saturday. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is being held at Cougar Point Golf Club.

Rollins, the 17th-ranked team in NCAA Division II, holds a nine-shot lead over No. 2 Florida Southern (305), while No. 15 UNC Pembroke is third at 307. No. 16 Barry is in fourth place with with 309, followed by Belmont Abbey (312), Savannah College of Art & Design (314), Armstrong Atlantic State (316), Lynn (322), Columbus State (324) and Lincoln Memorial (324) to round out the top 10. Mount Olive is 11th with 331, followed by Wingate (340), Anderson (343), Tusculum (345), Lenoir-Rhyne (345), Queens (346) and Coker (377).

Coe, who won this event in 2009, came within two shots of a tournament record and only shy of matching the four-under 68 she fired in her opening round two years ago. She holds a two-shot lead over Columbus State's Kimesha Anthony (71) and three shots over Elizbeth Over of Barry and Armstrong Atlantic State's Rebecca Goldman, who each posted rounds of 73. Four players are tied for fifth place with 74, including Melanie Audette (Florida Southern), Brianna Seo (Rollins), Valentina Urquiola (Mount Olive) and Emily Flanigan (Florida Southern).

Tusculum senior Emily Palenkas was the top Pioneer on the day as she posted an opening 79 and is tied for 27th place. Junior Katie Doane is tied for 50th place following her 84, while rookie Sara Howard is 59th with 87. Haley Rye added a 95 and is tied for 77th. Individual competitors Aly Pugh and Adriana Vizcarrondo shot 92 and 95, respectively for the Pioneers.

The final round will begin Sunday morning.

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2011 Tusculum College Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
Cougar Point Golf Club ● First Round Results

Team Results
Pl. Team Scores Par
1 Rollins 69-74-75-78--296 +8
2 Florida Southern 74-74-77-80--305 +17
3 UNC Pembroke 75-75-78-79--307 +19
4 Barry 73-76-78-82--309 +21
5 Belmont Abbey 77-78-78-79--312 +24
6 Savannah College of Art & Design 77-77-79-81--314 +26
7 Armstrong Atlantic 73-80-81-82--316 +28
8 Lynn 77-78-82-85--322 +34
9 Columbus St. 71-77-86-90--324 +36
Lincoln Memorial 79-81-81-83--324 +36
11 Mount Olive 74-78-87-92--331 +43
12 Wingate 76-85-86-93--340 +52
13 Anderson (S.C.) 83-85-86-89--343 +55
14 TUSCULUM 79-84-87-95--345 +57
Lenoir-Rhyne 80-86-87-92--345 +57
16 Queens (N.C.) 82-84-89-91--346 +58
17 Coker 87-91-94-105--377 +89

Individual Results
Pl. Player School Score
1 Joanne Coe Rollins 69
2 Kimesha Anthony Columbus St. 71
3 Elizabeth Over Barry 73
Rebecca Goldman Armstrong Atlantic 73
5 Melanie Audette Florida Southern 74
Brianna Seo Rollins 74
Valentina Urquiola Mount Olive 74
Emily Flanigan Florida Southern 74
9 Meghan Moore UNC Pembroke 75
Dana Watkins UNC Pembroke 75
Cecilia Kleinert Rollins 75
12 Isadora Stapff Barry 76
Ashley Denton Wingate 76
14 Andrea Perez SCAD 77
Silvie Dittertova Florida Southern 77
Ellen Chambers Lynn 77
Michele Low Belmont Abbey 77
Nikki Crowley Columbus St. 77
Nikki Stewart SCAD 77
20 Taylor Babcock Barry 78
Fabia Rothenfluh Rollins 78
Emelie Andersson Mount Olive 78
Rita Kim Belmont Abbey 78
Melissa Siviter Belmont Abbey 78
Katja Dammann UNC Pembroke 78
Thalia Baigorria Lynn 78
27 Shauna Walor UNC Pembroke 79
Emily Palenkas Tusculum 79
Brittany McCown Lincoln Memorial 79
Kelly Krusoe Rollins 79
Meagan Wallace Belmont Abbey 79
Amelie Mogard SCAD 79
33 Sarah Johns Armstrong Atlantic 80
Barbora Vejlupkova Florida Southern 80
Katie Thackerson Lenoir-Rhyne 80
36 Kim Knox Armstrong Atlantic 81
Mary-Michael Burns SCAD 81
Whitney Ball Lincoln Memorial 81
Maria Stapleton Lincoln Memorial 81
40 Marianne Andersson Florida Southern 82
Kelly Pearce Armstrong Atlantic 82
Kelly Sumner UNC Pembroke 82
Paige Pillar Lynn 82
Julia Wennerlund Queens 82
Louise Perulf Barry 82
46 Sophie Weilguni Barry 83
Anne Mason SCAD 83
Hayley Parks Anderson 83
Kirsten Wolff Lincoln Memorial 83
50 Anna Stepper Queens 84
Katie Doane Tusculum 84
52 Katie Eskew Anderson 85
Samantha Pugh-Gilder Wingate 85
Irene Calvo Lynn 85
55 Lindsay Parks Anderson 86
Andrea Velasquez Wingate 86
Grace Brahler Lenoir-Rhyne 86
Jennifer Brueshaber Columbus St. 86
59 Krista Thorpe Coker 87
Emy Ohling Mount Olive 87
Sara Howard Tusculum 87
Brenna Martens Lenoir-Rhyne 87
63 Carrie George Armstrong Atlantic 88
64 Natalie Mirra Queens 89
Laura Buyers Anderson 89
66 Jenna Kennedy Columbus St. 90
Kalyn Johnson Anderson 90
68 Louise Sjoberg Queens 91
Natalie Falco Coker 91
70 Tegan Skirpstas Mount Olive 92
Ashley Shealy Lenoir-Rhyne 92
Aly Pugh Tusculum Ind. 92
73 Sara Jackson Belmont Abbey 93
Camilla Mallberg Queens 93
Kathryn Rand Wingate 93
76 Bobbi McKenzie Coker 94
77 Adriana Vizcarrondo Tusculum Ind. 95
Haley Rye Tusculum 95
79 Megan Katsch Lenoir-Rhyne 96
80 Desta Coaker Lincoln Memorial 97
Morgan Pegram Wingate 97
Sarah Baniszewski Mount Olive 97
83 Heather Altiser Columbus St. 102
84 Megan Tingen Coker 105
- Jillian Corum Tusculum DQ