OPELIKA, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's golf team shot a combined 300 (+12) Tuesday in the NCAA Auburn Regional and is tied for 15th after two rounds at the Saugahatchee Country Club.  
    
Sophomore Julie Hovland carded an even-par 72 in the round and moved up 23 spots to tie for 28th individually.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): 2019 NCAA Auburn Regional (Auburn)
Dates: May 6-8 (Monday-Wednesday)
Format: 54 holes (18/18/18)
Start Time: 8 a.m.  
Course: Saugahatchee Country Club (par 72, 6,371 yds)
Live Results
 
TEAM SCORES
1) Duke 290-287—577 (+1); 2) Virginia 296-283—579 (+3); T3) Florida State 291-289—580 (+4); T3) Vanderbilt 287-293—580 (+4); 5) East Carolina 291-295—586 (+10); T6) Auburn 299-290—589 (+13); T6) Tennessee 294-295—589 (+13); 8) Maryland 294-297—591 (+15); 9) Furman 299-294—593 (+17); 10) Houston 306-293—599 (+23); 11) Alabama 300-303—603 (+27); 12) California 304-300—604 (+28); 13) Clemson 307-298—605 (+29); 14) Denver 304-304—608 (+32); T15) Murray State 312-298—610 (+34); T15) Kennesaw State 308-302—610 (+34); T15) South Alabama 310-300—610 (+34); 18) Albany 309-304—613 (+37)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
T1) Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Maryland, 70-70—140 (-4); T1) Linette Holmslykke, Murray State, 75-65—140 (-4); T1) Auston Kim, Vanderbilt, 70-70—140 (-4); 4) Amanda Doherty, Florida State, 71-70—141 (-3); T5) Anne-Charlotte Mora**, Texas State, 72-71—143 (-1); T5) Mariah Smith, Tennessee, 71-72—143 (-1); T5) Gina Kim, Duke, 73-70—143 (-1); T5) Jaravee Boonchant, Duke, 72-71—143 (-1); T9) Beth Lillie, Virginia, 76-68—144 (E); T9) Dorthea Forbrigd, East Carolina, 72-72—144 (E); T9) Beatrice Wallin, Florida State, 71-73—144 (E)

**Competing as an individual

SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
T28) Julie Hovland, 76-72—148 (+4); T59) Siti Shaari, 76-76—152 (+8); T74) Caroline Berge, 79-76—155 (+11); T74) MacKenzie Peyton, 79-76—155 (+11); 96) Lexi Worrell, 92-87—179 (+35)

TEE SHOTS
-Hovland is tied for second in the 96-person field with nine birdies; six of those were carded in Tuesday's round as she rebounded from a triple bogey on hole 10. She leads the Jaguars in par-3 and par-4 scoring. Her 2.88 (-1) par-3 average ties for fifth overall, while her 4.05 (+1) average on par-4s ranks among the top 20. 
-Caroline Berge, MacKenzie Peyton and Siti Shaari shot identical rounds of 76 (+4) Tuesday, moving Berge and Peyton up four spots in the individual standings. 
-Berge is even on par-3 scoring, an average which lists among the top 20 in the field. Peyton and Shaari are averaging 3.25 (+1) on par-3s. 
-Peyton holds a 5.00 (E) average on par-5 holes and has played 23 holes at even-par. The senior leads the Jaguars in both categories.
-Shaari is second on the team in par-4 scoring and number of holes played at even-par. She and fellow sophomore Berge are tied for second in par-5 scoring (5.13, +1).
-USA tees off at 9:50 Wednesday for the final round.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Matt Luther 

On Tuesday's round… "We managed everything a little bit better and definitely played better today. Everybody played 3-5 shots better, just going around this course again. I thought it played a little more difficult today, so we did a pretty good job dealing with that."

On Hovland's recovery after a rough start… "To start the way she did and then to keep plugging away and bringing it back to even-par was as good a round of golf as I've seen all year out of anybody. She's come a long way with that, where she just hung in there, kept fighting, made a bunch of birdies, and brought it all the way back."

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