MOBILE. Ala. – Freshmen Siti Shaari and Caroline Berge lead the way for the Jaguar women's golf team as the Jaguars sit in fourth place after the second round of the USA Intercollegiate.
Shaari posted a second even-par round (72) for the competition and is in a tie for seventh. Berge is in a tie for 10th after finishing the second round with a score of 75 (+3) and sits with a figure of 145 (+1) for the tournament. Freshman Julie Hovland posted a 74 (+2) during the second the second round and junior MacKenzie Peyton capped off the second round with a 76 (+4).
TEAM SCORES
1) Lamar 296-277—573 (-3); 2) Tulane 290-288—578 (+2); 3) Alabama-Birmingham 288-292—(580) (+4); 4) South Alabama 288-297—585 (+9); 5) Troy 295-291—586 (+10); 6) Western Kentucky 296-291—291 (+11); 7) McNeese State 302-296—598 (+22); 8) Texas-Arlington 302-300—602 (+26); 9) Alabama State 304-313—617 (+41); 10) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 322-297—619 (+43); 11) Samford 311-309—620 (+44); 12) Lipscomb 324-312—636 (+60); 13) West Florida 317-328—645 (+69).
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1) Eva Martinez, Lamar, 72-66—138 (-6); 2) Maria Donado, UAB, 69-70—139 (-5); T3) Olivia Le Roux, Lamar, 72-70—142 (-2); T3) Elodie Chaplet, Lamar, 74-68—142 (-2); T5)Mary Joiner, WKU, 72-71—143 (-1); T5) Jennifer Rosenberg, Tulane, 73-70—143 (-1); T7) Sarah Harrison, Troy, 73-71—144 (E); T7) Hallianne Hobson*, Samford, 72-72—144 (E); T7) Siti Shaari, USA, 72-72—144 (E); T10) three individuals tied at 145 (+1).
*Competing as an individual
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
T8) Siti Shaari 72-72—144 (E); T10) Caroline Berge, 70-75—145 (+ 1); T30) MacKenzie Peyton 75-76—151 (+7); T34) Lexi Worrell, 71-81—152 (+8); T34) Julie Hovland 78-74--152 (+8).
TEE SHOTS
-Berge is tied for third with eight birdies through two rounds.
-Shaari leads all golfers in par three scoring (-3).
-Berge and Shaari are each -2 on par five holes.
-Hovland leads USA in pars with 25 through 36 holes.
-There have been two eagles during play, both on hole six.
THEY SAID IT
Head coach Matt Luther
On the second round: "We struggled a little bit and still finished with a 297. I'm happy about that. We had a lot of pickups and still managed to not shoot ourselves out of the tournament which is great."
On Siti Shaari: "We worked on her ball striking. She's hitting it a little further and a little straighter. Mostly she is solid, has a good attitude and she's fun to watch, too."
On what he wants to see from his team during round three: "Just keep grinding. We are only 12 shots back and anything can happen in 18 holes of college golf. I want us to go out, play hard and see what happens."
Up next: The Jaguars play the final round of the USA Intercollegiate Monday (Sept. 18) as they begin teeing off at 8:30 a.m.
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