March 11, 2003

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

The University of Wyoming women's golf team finished competition at the Bearkat Invitational Tuesday in Huntsville, Texas. The Cowgirls shot a three round total of 989 to finish the tournament in 11th place. Arkansas-Little Rock won the tournament with a three round total of 921.

Wyoming's top individual finisher in the tournament was senior Allison McGuire who finished in a tie for 32nd place with a three day total of 245. Sophomore Shala Hanson trailed McGuire by just one stroke and finished in a tie for 36th with a total of 246. The best Cowgirl round was a four over par 76 shot by senior Kim Nissen on Tuesday.

"We played so much better today," replied UW head coach Jill Rettinger. "We were a little disappointed after yesterday but we did a good job of coming back today. As a team we shot 24 strokes better than our second round yesterday. Our seniors really stepped up and their leadership took over. Overall, I am very pleased with the way we played today."

The overall tournament champion was SMU's Missy Ryan who fired a three round total of 222. Ryan was four strokes better than the rest of the field. Amanda Fisher of Oral Roberts University placed second with a score of 226.

The 2003 Bearkat Invitational was held at Del Lago Resort in Huntsville, Texas. The course measures at 5,867 yards and is a played to a par of 72.

The Cowgirls will have nearly a month off before they return to action at the Brigham Young Dixie Classic. The tournament will be held in St. George Utah and will run from April 7-8. This will be the Cowgirls final tune-up before the Mountain West Conference Championships which will be held April 24-26 in Sunriver, Oregon.

Wyoming Individual Results	   Class  Scores	Place

Alison McGuire (Cheyenne, Wyo.)	   Sr.	  84+82+79=245	Tie 32nd
Shala Hanson (Lake Oswego, Ore.)   So.	  79+86+81=246	Tie 36th
Ashley Cariveau (Rapid City, S.D.) Jr.	  82+83+83=248	Tie 42nd
Kim Nissen (Lakewood, Colo.)	   Sr.	  83+92+76=251	Tie 52nd
Aryn Cariveau (Rapid City, S.D.)   Jr.	  94+92+84=270	70th

Team Standings			 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. 3rd Rd. Total

1. 	Arkansas-Little Rock	 315	 304	 302	 921
2.	SMU			 311	 304	 307	 922
3. 	Texas-El Paso		 311	 320	 306	 937
4. 	Oral Roberts		 318	 305	 320	 943
5. 	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 315	 317	 316	 948
6. 	Texas-Pan American	 327	 322	 312	 961
7. 	Sam Houston State	 334	 329	 305	 968
8. 	Southwest Texas State	 329	 328	 313	 970
9. 	Lamar			 324	 330	 322	 976
10.	McLennan CC		 335	 329	 324	 988
11.	Wyoming			 328	 342	 319	 989
12.	McNeese State		 341	 349	 326	 1016
13.	Nicholls State		 337	 341	 340	 1018
14. 	Chicago State		 410	 412	 389	 1211
15.  	North Texas			 324	 313