Women’s Golf to Compete at Rattler Classic (March 1, 2005)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings women’s golf team is set to compete in the 2005 Lady Rattler Hill Country Classic March 4 and 5 in Boerne, Texas.  The 36-hole tournament will be played at Tapatio Springs Resort with St. Mary’s University hosting the event.

Nineteen teams will partake in the tournament.  Joining the Lady Jackets and host Rattlers will be Trinity University, Northwood University, TAMU-Commerce, WTAMU, University of Central Oklahoma, Cal-State Chico, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M International University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, UT-Brownsville, St. Edward’s University, University of the Incarnate Word, Newman University, Western Washington University, Arkansas Tech University, Northeastern State University, and TCU-Jr. Varsity.

As a team, the Lady Jackets shot a 328 at the fall 2004 Rocky Mountain Invite and will be looking to put up low numbers this season.  Senior, Nicole Clayton (Sr., Wolf Point, MT) begins her final season as a Yellowjacket and is ranked fifth on the team with a 97.8 fall scoring average.  Team captain Amanda Rabenberg (Jr., Livingston, MT) had the second lowest scoring average on the team during the fall with 90.6.   Julie Clifford (Jr., Forsyth, MT) led the team in scoring last spring putting up a team low round of 83 at the Grand Canyon Tournament held in Phoenix.  Clifford scored an average 91.3 for the fall season.

After the women return from their road trip, both men and women Yellowjacket teams will finish the second half of their Collegiate Cup dual with Rocky Mountain College.  Play is scheduled for March 14 and 15 at the Jackets home course at Briarwood Golf Course and Club.