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Sept. 20, 2008

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- University of Texas freshman Nicole Vandermade recorded a fourth-place finish at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational to lead the Longhorns to an eighth-place effort at their first event of the 2008-09 season.

Vandermade was one of six golfers to finish under par with her three-round total of two-under-par 217 (72-72-73) and her top-five effort was the fifth by a Longhorn golfer under the direction second-year mentor Martha Richards.

Junior Shannon Fish's 54-hole score of nine-over-par 228 was good for 30th place while senior Kristin Walla collected a 11-over-par 230 to tie for 35th.

Senior Kelley Louth and junior Brittany Tomerlin both carded a 15-over-par 234 to finish tied for 55th. Tomerlin, who competed as an individual, fired her lowest round of the event over the final 18 holes (74, +1) to move her up nine spots on the individual leaderboard.

Senior Caney Hines rounded out the Longhorn scorecard, finishing tied for 68th with a 19-over-par 238.

Host New Mexico captured the team title (872, -4) followed by Pepperdine (876, E), UNLV (889, +13), UC Davis (894, +18) and Colorado State (898, +22). New Mexico's Jodi Ewart claimed medalist honors by one stroke with her three-round score of six-under-par 213.

2008 Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational
UNM Championship Golf Course--Par 73, 6,167 yards
Final Results

Top 8 Teams
1. New Mexico (294-291-287 - 872, -4)
2. Pepperdine (292-293-291 - 876, E)
3. UNLV (301-297-291 - 889, +13)
4. UC Davis (298-296-300 - 894, +18)
5. Colorado State (305-292-301 - 898, +22)
6. Colorado (301-302-296 - 899, +23)
7. Campbell (309-300-296 - 905, +29)
8. TEXAS (301-296-311 - 908, +32)

Top 5 Individuals
1. Jodi Ewart, New Mexico (72-69-72 - 213, -6)
2. Natasha Krishna, UNLV (74-70-70 - 214, -5)
3. Jayvie Agojo, Pepperdine (71-71-74 - 216, -3)
T4. Laura Nochta, Indiana (74-72-71 - 217, -2)
T4. Nicole Vandermade, TEXAS (72-72-73 - 217, -2)

Other UT Individuals
30. Shannon Fish (76-70-82 - 228, +9)
T35. Kristin Walla (77-76-77 - 230, +11)
T55. Kelley Louth (77-78-79 - 234, +15)
T55. Brittany Tomerlin* (81-79-74 - 234, +15)
T68. Caney Hines (76-78-84 - 238, +19)
*competing as an individual

POST-ROUND QUOTES
HEAD COACH Martha Richards
On the team's final round: I think today was disappointing in how we finished. We didn't play our last six holes very well and we didn't have the focus that we had the first two days. Overall I was pleased with a lot of things I saw. We definitely have work to do on our short games. We had moments where we were brilliant and then ones when we weren't.

On Nicole Vandermade's play: Nicole played very well for her first college tournament. My favorite thing about her is she is frustrated that she didn't win. It's exciting because it shows how competitive she is. I'm excited about what she accomplished and I know that she is just going to keep getting better and better.