TUNICA – Freshman Lauren Barattini of the women's golf team got off to a solid start on Friday morning as she represented the Millsaps Majors Women's Golf Team at the SCAC Tournament. Barattini shot an opening round 94 as she sits in 31st place after one round at the Cottonwood Golf Club in Tunica, Miss.
 
"Lauren played solid todya as we have worked very hard with her this year on her game and the results are showing," said first year Head Coach Eddie Brescher. "She struggled at Cottonwoods in the Fall semester, but due to her hard work, her scores are dropping."
 
Barattini shot a 47 on the front nine and turned around and shot a 47 on the back nine as she was able to come away with quite a few pars and shoot +22 for her 31st ranking.
 
"A few holes gave her trouble, but she had a lot more pars today and is off to a good start for her first SCAC Tournament," added Brescher. "After her round, we spent a few hours working on her game in preparation for tomorrow and she is ready for a good day tomorrow."
 
Barattini will be back at it tomorrow morning for Round Two of the SCAC Tournament.