McAteer 4th, Team 5th at LSC Championships

THACKERVILLE, Okla. --- Northeastern State freshman Whitney McAteer carded a one-over-par 73 on Monday and sits in a tie for fourth place at the 2010 Lone Star Conference Women's Golf Championships at WinStar Golf Course.

As a team the RiverHawks dropped from third to fifth after the second round despite shaving 12 strokes off its team total from Monday. Northeastern State fired a 309 but still lost ground to the top four teams.

Tarleton State posted a five-over par 293 on Monday to move to the top of the leaderboard. The TexAnns (321-293=614) moved ahead of West Texas A&M (318-297=615) by one stroke at plus-38.

Angelo State (617), Central Oklahoma (626) and Northeastern State (630) rounded out the top five teams' 36-hole scores as the players head into Tuesday’s final round.

ASU’s Raelyn Smith posted a 68 with six birdies to take the individual lead at one-over 145 (77-68).  Her round of 68 matched the lowest round score in LSC Championship play, which was set by UCO’s Kelly Callison in 2004.

Fans can see all the first and second round results and also follow the action live here as three-hole scoring updates will be provided throughout Tuesday's final 18 holes.