Oct. 12, 1999

LUBBOCK, Texas - Jamie Vannoy picked up her game on the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial at the Lubbock Country Club to finish in second place and lead Texas Tech to its first team title in the history of the event.

Vannoy posted a final round 73 after shooting 75 and 77 in the first two rounds on Monday. Her three-round 225 was five shots off of tournament champion Linda Chen of Texas-El Paso.

Tech won the event by one stroke over Big 12 rival Oklahoma. Texas-El Paso, Nebraska, Colorado and Colorado State round out the top five. Tech entered the day in fourth place and posted a tournament-best 296 to catapult to the top.

Texas Tech’s Melanie Hunt, playing as an individual, finished third with a 226, while Stephanie Dukes earned her second top 10 finish of the season in a tie for seventh. Jennifer Newhouse (T18), Heather Wrede (T22) and Priscillia Hunt (T25) rounded out the team scoring for Tech. Alana Soliz (T25) and Allison Louth (63) played as individuals.

The win was the first of the season for the Red Raiders, who had previously placed seventh at the Big 12 Preview in Lincoln, Neb., and 12th at the Jones Intercable/Dick McGuire Classic in Albuquerque.

TEAM	        SCORES	              TEXAS TECH	PLACE	SCORES (Finish)
Texas Tech	307-316-296=919	      Jamie Vannoy	2	75-77-73=225 (+9)
Oklahoma	309-309-302=920	     *Melanie Hunt	3	73-78-75=226 (+10)
Texas-El Paso	310-312-313=935	      Stephanie Dukes	T7	76-81-73=230 (+14)
Nebraska	307-313-316=936	      Jennifer Newhouse	T18	81-78-76=235 (+19)
Colorado	318-311-313=942	      Heather Wrede	T22	75-83-78=236 (+20)
Colorado State	316-309-317=942	     *Alana Soliz	T25	78-75-84=237 (+21)
Kansas State	318-314-317=949	      Priscillia Hunt	T25	83-80-74=237 (+21)
Sam Houston St.	311-316-322=949	     *Allison Louth	63	86-86-83=255 (+39)
Texas A&M	316-321-327=964
Lamar	        320-319-329=968
SMU		320-327-321=968
Wichita State	322-328-334=984
Hardin-Simmons	358-339-345=1042