BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of South Alabama women's golf team shot a combined 316 (+28) Saturday and is tied for seventh entering the final round of the 2019 LSU Tiger Golf Classic at the University Club.
 
Sophomore Julie Hovland led the Jaguars with a 1-over-par 73 in the second round.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): 2019 LSU Tiger Golf Classic (LSU)
Dates: March 29-31 (Friday-Sunday)
Format: 54 holes (18/18/18)
Start Time: 8:30 a.m.  
Course: University Club (par 72, 6,247 yds)
Live Results
 
TEAM SCORES
1) Campbell 291 -299—590 (+14); 2) Texas-San Antonio 299-295—594 (+18); 3) Old Dominion 301-301—602 (+26); T4) LSU 301-309—610 (+34); T4) TCU 294-316—610 (+34); 6) Chattanooga 306-306—612 (+36); T7) Kansas 306-309—615 (+39); T7) South Alabama 299-316—615 (+39); 9) Mercer 305-311—616 (+40); 10) Tulane 319-309—628 (+52)
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1) Ana Gonzalez, Texas-San Antonio, 72-71—143 (-1); 2) Sabrina Iqbal, TCU, 69-75—144 (E); 3) Emily Hawkins, Campbell, 69-76—145 (+1); 4) **Carol Pyon, Mercer, 73-73—146 (+2); T5) Anna Svanka, Campbell, 78-69—147 (+3); T5) Julie Houston, Texas-San Antonio, 74-73—147 (+3); 7) Abigail Portyrata, Old Dominion, 75-73—148 (+4); 8) Kendall Griffin, LSU, 72-77—149 (+5); T9) Jana Melichova, Old Dominion, 76-74—150 (+6); T9) Haydyn Gibson, Tulane, 73-77—150 (+6); T9) Stacey White, Campbell, 72-78—150 (+6); T9) Kirsty Beckwith, Chattanooga, 76-74—150 (+6)
 
**Competing as an individual
 
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
T9) Siti Shaari, 72-80—152 (+8); T32) MacKenzie Peyton, 75-81—156 (+12); T38) Julie Hovland, 85-73—158 (+14); T38) Caroline Berge, 76-82—158 (+14); T43) Lexi Worrell, 76-83—159 (+15); T58) **Nele Mattner, 88-89—177 (+33)
 
**Competing as an individual
 
TEE SHOTS
-Hovland's 1-over-par 73 ties for the fifth-lowest individual round Saturday. She is tied for fourth overall with a 4.88 (-1) par-5 scoring average.
-MacKenzie Peyton leads the Jaguars and is in the top 10 individually in par-3 scoring (3.00, E) and holes played at even-par (23). The senior holds a 5.13 (+1) average on par-5s.
-Siti Shaari is among the top 20 in the field with a 4.25 (+5) par-4 average. Her four birdies also rank among the top 20 overall.
-Senior Lexi Worrell has carded five birdies through two rounds, including a team-high two today.
 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Matt Luther 
 
On today's round… "It was about as difficult as it could play. It was super windy and there were tough pins. We battled and played okay, we just didn't have the right putts fall. Our score is not indicative of how we played. It was a tough day."
 
On Hovland's improvements: "That's what separates the good players: the ability to have a bad day and come back. I think she played one of the best rounds of the day today. She had the mental fortitude to do that and it was good to see."
 
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