PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Wartburg women's golf team advanced two places into a tie for 13th after Friday's round in the NCAA Division III championship at the PGA Wannamaker course.

The Knights' round of 342 was their low for the tournament, with Daina Deery and Kate Thompson leading the way with 80 apiece. Junior Steph Burns of Cedar Falls holds Wartburg's best spot in the standings after her 83 Friday dropped her from 20th to 23rd.

The Knights' team total of 997 matches that of Olivet College and DePauw University.

Sarah Paulson of Iowa's Central College ranks third indivudally with a 228 total.

TEAM STANDINGS - 1. Methodist 941; 2. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 960; 3. Gustavus Adolphus 972; 4. Southwestern 975; 5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 981; 6. Middlebury 983; 7. Alleghany 984; 8. Illinois Wesleyan 985; 9. Otterbein 990; 10. St. Mary's (Ind.) 992; 11. Amherst 993; 12. St. Lawrence 995; 13. (tie) Olivet 997, Wartburg 997, DePauw 997; 16. Wheaton 1,018; 17. St. Thomas 1,025; 18. Texas-Tyler 1,035; 19. Puget Sound 1,046; 20. Transylvania 1,075; 21. Illinois College 1,086.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS - 1. Susan Martin (Methodist) 73-71-73 - 217; 2. Jessica Urban (Stevens Pt.) 75-74-75 - 224; 3. Sarah Paulson (Central) 75-72-81 - 228; 4. Marisa Mauldin (Southwestern) 81-72-79 - 232; 5. (tie) Emily Bachert (Centre College) 79-79-75 - 233, Nicole Spear (Illinois Wesleyan) 77-79-77 - 233; 7. Jordan Mathesobn (Macalester) 79-82-73 - 234; 8. (tie) Kali Griggs (Gustavus) 77-80-78 - 235, Torie Ives (Eau Claire) 72-83-80 -235; 10. Hayley Milbourn (Amherst) 77-81-78 - 236.

WARTBURG - T23. Steph Burns 79-82-83 - 244; T26. Daina Deery 86-79-80 - 245; T46. Kate Thompson 81-88-80 - 249; T91. Paige Klosterman 91-92-84 - 267; 101. Ellen Rickert 83-97-92 - 272.