Courtesy: New Mexico State University           Release: 11/03/2009

KAHUKU, Hawai'i - The New Mexico State women's golf team dropped to 18^th after day two of the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational in Kahuku, Hawai'i, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

After posting a 310 on day one, NM State brought in a team score of 324 on the par 72, George Fazio Course.  UC Davis continued to hold on to the top spot in the 18-team field with a 5-under-par 571, while Demi Runas of UC Davis tops all players on the individual leader board with a 7-under-par 137.

For NM State, junior Buz Bowerman-Ritchie (Oshawa, Ontario) carded another 6-over-par 78 and is now tied for 65^th, while senior Maggie Murphy (Sioux Falls, S.D.) fell to a tie for 73^rd after shooting a 9-over-par 81 on the second day of play.

Junior Mint Swaschuto (Bangkok, Thailand) sits in a tie for 79^th with a two-round score of 15-over-par 159 (77-82).  Fellow Aggies Gina Bortoletto (The Woodlands, Texas) and Lindsay Reeve (Redmond, Ore.) carded an 11-over-par 83 in round two, while Bortoletto is tied for 86^th and Reeve is 94^th.

NM State concludes play Wednesday, Nov. 4 on the par 72 Arnold Palmer Course.  Tee times for the Aggies start at 11:50 a.m. (MT) with live scoring available at www.GolfStat.com.