Chesterland, Ohio (Oct. 11, 2004) ???C Oakland???s women???s golf team had an outstanding day at the Cleveland State Women???s Golf Invitational, with three players all shooting rounds of 80 to lead the Golden Grizzlies to a first-place standing after the first day of competition. Patricia Ellsworth (Leamington, Ontario), Stacey Goins (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Leigh Gulbransen (Tecumseh, Ontario) all finished tied for third in the 43-player field with their rounds of 80, helping OU to a team score of 323, seven shots in front of second-place Butler. All five of Oakland???s golfers wound up finishing in the top-12 overall after day one of competition at the 5,962-yard, par-72 Fowlers Mill Golf Club. Just three shots behind OU???s leading trio was Christina Cirbrario (Milford, Mich.) who carded an 83, good for a tie for 10th overall. Another three strokes back with an 86 was Katie Hollenbeck who wound up 12th after the first round. Competition at the tournament will wind up tomorrow with another round of 18 holes at the Fowlers Mills club.

Team Scores1. Oakland          3232. Butler           3303. Youngstown State 3374. Cleveland State  3655. Detroit          3666. IPFW             3677. Robert Morris    4138. Chicago State    642