Las Cruces, N.M.--Under windy conditions at the University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M. the BYU women's golf team shot a final round 313 to finish ninth at the Price's Give Em Five Intercollegiate.

With strong winds throughout the day, scores went up. But the Cougars were able to capitalize moving into the nineth spot after a consistent final round.

"Under the conditions, we had a pretty solid round," BYU head coach Gary Howard said. "We knew we had to finish strong and I think we did just that."

Competing against five of the nation's top 25 teams, the Cougars had their strongest performance of the fall season as three Cougars finished in the top thirty individually. Junior Carrie Summerhays led the Cougars shooting 72-80-77--229 to finish in 22nd place. Summerhays, the 1999-2000 Co-MWC Player of the Year, was followed by Junior Lisa Dernick 76-74-80--230 and Adrianne Gibby 75-82-75-232. True freshman Nicole Newren also played solid in her first collegiate tournament.

"We finished this fall on a positive note," BYU head coach Gary Howard said. "We're starting to build some confidence. I see us moving up this spring."

The Cougars will now take a winter break before their springs seasons starts on February 12 at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif.

Final Team Scores
1 New Mexico State U.      296  290  300    886
   2 TCU                      289  292  316    897
   3 Oklahoma State Univ.     301  296  304    901
   4 Oklahoma, U. of          306  301  302    909
     Baylor University        302  298  309    909
   6 Texas Tech Univ          306  305  305    916
   7 Nebraska, U. of          302  306  310    918
   8 Missouri, U. of          302  298  323    923
   9 Brigham Young Univ.      301  313  313    927
  10 North Texas, U. of       308  302  318    928
  11 Kansas State Univ.       316  307  310    933
  12 Colorado State Univ.     306  318  318    942
  13 Colorado, U. of          310  318  318    946
  14 Oregon State U.          310  317  325    952
  15 Denver, Univ. of         321  311  328    960
  16 Texas El Paso, U. of     324  328  343    995
  17 Boise State Univ.        334  327  335    996
  18 Wyoming, U. of           323  335  343   1001
BYU Individual Scores
t22	Carrie Summerhays     BYU          72  80  77 229  +13
t25 	Lisa Dernick          BYU          76  74  80 230  +14
t30 	Adrianne Gibby        BYU          75  82  75 232  +16
t51 	Summer Pierce         BYU          78  77  82 237  +21
70 	Nicole Newren         BYU          81  83  81 245  +29