STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The East Carolina University women's golf team completed the first-round of competition in the Nittany Lion Invitational on Saturday with a fourth place finish. There are 15 teams competing in the tournament, which is being played at the 72-par Penn State Blue Course.

The Pirates finished the opening two rounds with a score of 617 (311-306), 21 strokes behind the leader, Penn State. The Nittany Lions, ranked 28th nationally, had a two-round score of 596.

Heidi Helliesen, in her first appearance for the Pirates, led the team with a two-round score of 151 (74-77) and a tie in sixth place. Adrienne Millican had the second best finish for the team shooting 153 (79-74) in a tie for 10th place.

"As a team, we did not play well today," said ECU Head Coach Kevin Williams. "I was really proud of the way our freshman played today. Heidi in her first collegiate tournament had the best score for us and all the freshman really stood out today. Hopefully we can come back with a better day tomorrow."

The final day of the 2002 Nittany Lion Invitational will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Penn State Blue Course on Sunday.

Top Team Finishes
1 Penn State 295 301 596
2 Rollins College 310 296 606
3 James Madison 301 306 607
4 East Carolina 311 306 617
5 Princeton 310 310 620

Top Individual Finishes
1 Katie Futcher, PSU 69 76 145
Jessica Lewis, JMU 69 76 145
3 Freddie Seeholzer, RC 78 71 149
4 Mariana Debiase, RC 75 75 150
Meghan Mull, PSU 72 78 150
6 Carol Green, JMU 76 75 151
Heidi Helliesen, ECU 74 77 151