Chattanooga in 12th, de Groot Top 10 in Texas through 36 Holes
Mocs and Emma de Groot move up the leaderboard in the second round
AUSTIN, Texas --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf team made a move up the leaderboard, both individually and as a team, Saturday afternoon at the University of Texas Golf Club. Chattanooga shot the sixth-best round of the day with a 301.
The Mocs moved from 15th to 12th passing No. 24 UC Davis, Washington and Oklahoma out-scoring all three by more than 10 shots. UTC is one shot behind Northwestern in 11th and three shots shy of 10th-place Notre Dame.
Junior Emma de Groot moved to a tie for 10th after her even-par 72. Through 36 holes, de Groot’s 147 (+3) leaves her five shots behind leaders Stephanie Kono (UCLA) and Sarah Zwartynski (Texas A&M) at two-under par 142.
No. 1 UCLA leads the event after today’s 290 puts the Bruins at 585 (+9), one shot clear of No. 7 Arizona (586). No. 25 Texas A&M is in third at 589.
Maria Juliana Loza and Moa Duf each shot 76 (+4) for their second rounds, while Christine Wolf rounded out the team scoring with a 77, while Katie Taylor carded an 84.
Loza is tied for 34th at 153. She is tied or ahead of 11 players currently ranked in the Golfstat top 100 including being tied with No.6 Jodi Ewart of New Mexico.
The final round is a shotgun start that begins at 9:45 a.m. (ET). The Mocs are paired with Northwestern and Notre Dame starting on holes 10 (Loza, de Groot), 11 (Wolf, Duf) and 12 (Taylor).
LEADERBOARD
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1) No. 1 UCLA |
295-290 |
585 (+9) |
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2) No. 7 Arizona |
301-285 |
586 (+10) |
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3) No. 25 Texas A&M |
299-290 |
589 (+13) |
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4) No. 22 TCU |
298-301 |
599 (+23) |
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5) Oregon |
299-302 |
601 (+25) |
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T6) Texas |
296-306 |
602 (+26) |
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T6) No. 17 Vanderbilt |
300-302 |
602 (+26) |
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T6) No. 10 Stanford |
302-300 |
602 (+26) |
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9) No. 23 New Mexico |
305-300 |
605 (+29) |
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10) Notre Dame |
303-310 |
613 (+37) |
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11) Northwestern |
301-314 |
615 (+39) |
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12) Chattanooga |
315-301 |
616 (+40) |
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13) Washington |
305-315 |
620 (+44) |
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14) No. 24 UC Davis |
311-313 |
624 (+48) |
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15) Oklahoma |
313-317 |
630 (+54) |
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16) Tulsa |
317-319 |
636 (+60) |
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Mocs: |
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T10) Emma de Groot |
75-72 |
147 (+3) |
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T34) Maria Juliana Loza |
77-76 |
153 (+9) |
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T63) Moa Duf |
82-76 |
158 (+14) |
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T69) Christine Wolf |
82-77 |
159 (+15) |
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T83) Katie Taylor |
81-84 |
165 (+21) |
Furman’s Kenoyer Holds 16th Place At Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Athens, Ga. -- Junior Stefanie Kenoyer used a second round 75 to move into 16th place on Saturday at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the par-72 University of Georgia Golf Course.
Kenoyer (78-75=153) shot even par on the back nine to lead the Paladins to a round of 319 on Saturday as the Paladins dropped to 19th after 36 holes. Alexa Rancourt (84-79=163) rebounded from an opening round 84 with a seven-over 79 in round two.
Duke holds a nine-stroke lead over a field that includes 12 of the top 25 teams in the nation. Auburn, North Carolina, Arkansas and Alabama rounded out the top five. The Blue Devils’ Lindy Duncan, two-under par, holds a five-stroke lead over second place Cheyenne Woods of Wake Forest through 36 holes.
Final round action is set for Sunday morning with a shotgun start slated for 8:30 a.m.
Full second round results are available at www.golfstatresults.com.
T19 Furman 323 319 642
T16 Stefanie Kenoyer 78 75 153
T76 Alexa Rancourt 84 79 163
T76 Liz Wendt 79 84 163
T85 Laura Wearn 83 81 164