MONROE, La. – The University of South Alabama women's golf team posted a two-round total of 597 (+21) and is in second place after day one of the ULM Fred Marx Invitational at the Bayou DeSiard Country Club.
The Jaguars trail Murray State by seven strokes entering the final round of competition, set to begin at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): 2018 ULM Fred Marx Invitational (ULM)
Dates: Oct. 15-16 (Monday-Tuesday)
Format: 54 holes (36/18)
Start Time: 8:15 a.m. shotgun starts Monday and Tuesday
Course: Bayou DeSiard Country Club (par 72, 6,114 yds)
Live Results
TEAM SCORES
1) Murray State 296-294—590 (+14); 2) South Alabama 291-306—597 (+21); 3) Lamar 296-310—606 (+30); 4) Tennessee Tech 314-295—609 (+33); 5) ULM 301-309—610 (+34); T6) Austin Peay 300-313—613 (+37); T6) Lipscomb 306-307—613 (+37); 8) North Alabama 320-313—633 (+57); 9) Prairie View 327-350—677 (+101)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1) Sarah McDowell, Murray State, 72-72—144 (E); 2) Linette Holmslykke, Murray State, 74-71—145 (+1); 3) Jahaanvie Walia, ULM, 70-76—146 (+2); T4) Taylor Goodley, Austin Peay, 70-77—147 (+3); T4) Sarah Hinton, Lipscomb, 74-73—147 (+3); T6) Elodie Chaplet, Lamar, 73-75—148 (+4); T6) Lindsay Miller, Tennessee Tech, 80-68—148 (+4); T8) Kate Mashburn, Tennessee Tech, 77-72—149 (+5); T8) Laura Pasalodos Barcelo, Lamar, 68-81—149 (+5); T8) Lexi Worrell, South Alabama, 71-78—149 (+5); T8) Julie Hovland, South Alabama, 75-74—149 (+5); T8) Siti Shaari, South Alabama, 72-77—149 (+5); T8) Caroline Berge, South Alabama, 72-77—149 (+5)
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
T8) Lexi Worrell, 71-78—149 (+5); T8) Julie Hovland, 75-74—149 (+5); T8) Siti Shaari, 72-77—149 (+5); T8) **Caroline Berge, 72-77—149 (+5); T14) MacKenzie Peyton, 73-77—150 (+6); 40) Nele Mattner, 78-84—162 (+18)
**Competing as an individual
TEE SHOTS
-Four Jaguars are tied for eighth overall with a total of 149 (+5): Lexi Worrell, Julie Hovland, Siti Shaari, and Caroline Berge (competing as an individual). MacKenzie Peyton's 150 (+6) total ranks in the top 15 individually.
-South Alabama held the best par-5 scoring average (5.05, +2), tied for second in par-4s (4.27, +27), and carded a combined 23 birdies in two rounds.
-Worrell led the Jaguars with a one-under-par 71 first round, a mark which included a team-high five birdies. She and Hovland both totaled seven birdies through two rounds, tying for third overall in the category.
-Shaari tied for third individually with 25 holes played at par. She averaged +1 on par-3 and par-5 scoring.
-Peyton's 4.88 (-1) average on par-5s was the best on the team and tied for fourth overall on the day.
-Berge tied for first individually in par-4 scoring (4.00, E) and carded six birdies on the day. She is the only golfer competing as an individual to land in the top-10 player standings after day one.
-The Jaguars recorded a three-over-par 291 in round one and led the field by five strokes at the halfway mark of today's tournament. Their second-round total of 306 was the third-best group score of the round.
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Matt Luther
On today's overall performance and the changes between rounds… "We started out great. The course was playing really easy in the morning. Literally between 18 (holes) a cold front came through, which made for a much more difficult golf course in the afternoon. We definitely took advantage of the scoring conditions in the morning and we did a pretty good job of managing difficult conditions in the afternoon.
On how the team managed individual challenges throughout the day… "Just not making any really big numbers in the afternoon when the course was playing harder. If we hit into trouble we made bogey and didn't make double or triple nearly as much as some other teams did."
On what the team talked about and how to regroup for the final round… "We're expecting really difficult conditions tomorrow. It's the same deal: just go along and keep the ball in front of you. We don't have to go out and win tomorrow; we have to go out and let other people make mistakes. We've got to have a positive mindset when things are difficult. That's how you win golf tournaments in tough conditions, just by making a lot of pars."
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