May 22, 2002

AUBURN, Wash. - Baylor's Melanie Hagewood shot a two-under-par 70 in Wednesday's second round and moved up to sixth at the 2002 NCAA Championship Finals at Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, Wash.

Hagewood followed a first-round even-par 72 with Wednesday's 70 and is tied at sixth at 142. She is five strokes off the pace set by Virada Nirapathpongporn of Duke at 137.

The first Baylor women's golfer to participate in the NCAA Finals, Hagewood qualified for individual play after finishing fourth at the NCAA Central Regional in East Lansing, Mich., May 11.

The junior from Clarksville, Tenn., continues at the championships with a third round tee time Thursday at 10:50 a.m. CDT. Play concludes with a final round Friday.

The NCAA Championships includes 24 teams and six individual golfers.

2002 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships
Washington National Golf Course - Auburn, WA
Par 72, 6273 yards

Individual Results, 2nd Round

T1 	Virada Nirapathpongporn, Duke 	68 	69 	137   -7
T1 	Summer Sirmons, Georgia 	69 	68 	137   -7
3 	Lorena Ochoa, Arizona    	71 	69 	140   -4
T4 	Janice Olivencia, Texas 	70 	71 	141   -3
T4 	Lindsey Wright, Pepperdine 	70 	71 	141   -3
T6 	Danielle Downey, Auburn 	73 	69 	142   -2
T6 	Melanie Hagewood, Baylor* 	72 	70 	142   -2
T8 	Laura Myerscough, Arizona 	70 	73 	143   -1
T8 	Mikaela Parmlid, Southern Cal 	73 	70 	143   -1
T8 	Alena Sharp, New Mexico State* 	70 	73 	143   -1
T8 	Andrea Vander Lende, Florida 	71 	72 	143   -1
T8 	Marcia Wallis, Stanford 	70 	73 	143   -1