Sept. 26, 1998

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Texas Tech University women's golf team improved significantly over the first two rounds en route to a 14th-place finish at the Jones Intercable/Dick McGuire Invitational golf tournament.

The Red Raiders, after rounds of 323 and 322, fired a 17-over-par 309 in today's final round and finished at 954 over the par 73, 6,069-yard University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. Southern California fired a 302 today and won the tournament by one shot with a 914 total. TCU finished second at 915. Oklahoma State (923) finished fourth and Texas (925) fifth. Texas A&M (945) finished 12th and Oklahoma (966) was 15th.

Individually, junior Jamie Vannoy tied for 24th with a 3-over 76 today and a 233 total. Senior Brooke Lowrance tied for 33rd at 235 after a 5-over 78 today. Sophomore Priscillia Hunt, who shot 4-over 77, finished tied for 65th at 244 with senior Beth Covington. Covington fired a 5-over 78 in the final round. Junior Alana Soliz finished with a final-round 7-over 80 to finish in a tie for 81st at 248.

 14   TEXAS TECH SCORES  323-322-309=954
t24   Jamie Vannoy       80-77-76=233
t33   Brooke Lowrance    81-76-78=235
t65   Priscillia Hunt    81-86-77=244
t65   Beth Covington     83-83-78=244
t81   Alana Soliz        81-87-80=248

TEAM SCORES
Southern California     304-308-302=914
TCU                     302-310-303=915
Tulsa                   311-306-302=919
Oklahoma State          314-312-297=923
Texas                   309-307-309=925
Washington              310-309-307=926
New Mexico State        308-322-300=930
Northern Arizona        312-314-307=933
New Mexico              310-313-311=934
UCLA                    304-320-313=937
BYU                     315-324-301=940
Texas A&M               319-322-304=945
Colorado State          324-310-314=948
TEXAS TECH              323-322-309=954
Oklahoma                329-316-321=966
SMU                     321-323-327=971
Texas-El Paso           330-328-314=972