April 22, 2000

Lubbock, Texas - The University of Missouri women's golf team turned in a strong showing during Saturday's second round of the Big 12 Championships, and moved into fourth place. The Tigers shot the best team round of the day (298), and moved to within just five strokes of co-leaders Oklahoma State and Texas, who are tied for first at 598 through two rounds of play. The final round will be contested tomorrow at Lubbock Country Club.

Junior Amelia Moses fired an even-par 72 on the day, and claimed the lead heading into tomorrow's finale. Moses, who is looking to become MU's first-ever conference champion, leads the field with a two-round total of 145 (73-72=145). She holds a slim one-stroke lead over Jennifer Jones of Oklahoma, Sarah Sassee of Nebraska and Emma Zackrisson of Oklahoma State, who are all tied for second just one stroke back at 146.

Fellow junior Jamie Tucker continued her steady play, carding a four-over par 76 on Saturday, and found herself tied for 15th individually, with a two-round total of 151 (75-76=151).

Senior Tobi Probst improved by seven strokes on Saturday, as she fired a one-over par 73, after an opening-round 80. Probst is tied for 21st place heading into Sunday, with a two-round total of 153 (80-73=153).

Sophomore Nisha Sadekar is MU's fourth player among the top-25 in the field. Sadekar shot her second consecutive 77, and her 154 total (77-77=154) leaves her tied for 23rd after two rounds.

Freshman Elin Ohlsson rounds out the Missouri contingent, as she is tied for 48th place overall, with a two-round total of 163 (80-83=163).

Missouri's best-ever finish in the Big 12 Championships came back in 1997, when MU placed fourth.

For complete tournament results, please visit the Texas Tech website at www.texastech.com, or the Big 12 Conference, at www.big12sports.com.

Big 12 Championship
Lubbock C.C. Lubbock, TX
Tournament Dates: 04/21 - 04/23
Par: 72
Yardage: 6138

Fin Team Scores
1 Oklahoma State Univ. 295 303 598 +22
 Texas, Univ. of 293 305 598 +22
3 Oklahoma, U. of 298 301 599 +23
4 Missouri, U. of 305 298 603 +27
5 Nebraska, U. of 300 306 606 +30
6 Texas Tech Univ 304 308 612 +36
7 Baylor University 318 301 619 +43
8 Texas A&M University 317 307 624 +48
9 Colorado, U. of 319 318 637 +61
10 Iowa State Univ. 318 322 640 +64
11 Kansas State Univ. 324 320 644 +68
12 Kansas, U. of 327 321 648 +72

TOP TEN INDIVIDUALS
Fin Name School Scores
1 Amelia Moses Missouri 73 72 145 +1
2 Jennifer James Oklahoma 73 73 146 +2
 Sarah Sasse Nebraska 71 75 146 +2
 Emma Zackrisson Okla. St. 70 76 146 +2
5 Mimi Epps Texas A&M 75 74 149 +5
 Maria Boden Okla. St. 70 79 149 +5
 Wendy Martin Oklahoma 76 73 149 +5
 Priscillia Hunt Texas Tech 75 74 149 +5
 Amanda Sutcliffe Nebraska 73 76 149 +5
10 Randi Meadows Texas 76 74 150 +6
 Laura Wells Iowa State 73 77 150 +6
 Kristin Dufour Texas 72 78 150 +6
 Christi Cano Okla. St. 77 73 150 +6
 Laura Blessey Texas 74 76 150 +6

OTHER MISSOURI GOLFERS
15 Jamie Tucker Missouri 75 76 151 +7
21 Tobi Probst Missouri 80 73 153 +9
23 Nisha Sadekar Missouri 77 77 154 +10
48 Elin Ohlsson Missouri 80 83 163 +19