Feb. 13, 2001

Palos Verdes, California - Rain marred the first round of the TRW Regional Challenge, hosted by Ohio State, Monday at the par-71 Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Six of the 18 teams competing did not finiish their rounds due to darkness.

Play was slowed by a two-and-a-half hour rain delay and soggy playing conditions. The six teams which did not finish Monday - Ohio State, Arizona, Southern California, TCU, Tulsa and Michigan State - will tee off at 8 a.m. (PT) Tuesday to finsh the first round.

New Mexico State's Rachel Bailey posted the low round of the day, firing a 3-under-par 68 - the lone round under par for the day. Bailey's round catapulted the Aggies into first place with a score of 289, 11 strokes ahead of second-place Stanford (300).

After completion of the first round, the second round is scheduled to tee off at approximately 9:30 a.m., weather permitting. Rain is forecasted for the final two days of the tournament.