Chattanooga in 8th after 36 Holes at SunTrust Gator Women's Golf Invitational

Mocs were led by senior Emma de Groot who is tied for 15th at +6

GAINESVILLE, Fla.---The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's golf team is in eighth place after 36 holes at the SunTrust Gator Invitational at Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF.  Chattanooga shot rounds of 297 and 304 to stand two shots behind seventh-place Ohio State and one stroke ahead of Georgia State in ninth.

Host Florida leads the event at 12-over par 572.  It followed an even-par start of 280 with a plus-12 292.  The Gators are 17 shots ahead of second-place Florida State (589) and 22 clear of No. 22 Arkansas (594) in third.

Senior Emma de Groot (Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia) leads the Mocs tied for 15th at six-over par 146.  Freshman Marion Duvernay (Publier, France), a mid-season enrollee, matched de Groot's first 73 before shooting 75 over the second 18 to tie for 21st at plus eight, 148.

Duvernay had the shot of the day in the first round.  She aced the 177-yard par three sixth hole, her 16th hole of the round (shotgun start) with a five iron. 

Senior Christine Wolf (Igls, Austria) is tied for 23rd one shot behind Duvernay at 149 (+9).  Freshman Yushira Budhram (Johannesburg, South Africa) and junior Maria Juliana Loza (Bucaramanga, Colombia) round out the squad tied for 66th (159) and 80th (162), respectively.  Freshman Jordan Britt (Dayton, Tenn.) is playing as an individual this week and is tied for 68th at 160.

Georgia Sate's Charlotte Lorenzen fired a second-round 64 (-6) to move into first place at minus two, 138.  Vicky Villaneuva (Ohio State) is second with a one-under par total of 139.  Hannah Thomson (Florida State) is third at 141 (+1).

Chattanooga played the opening 18 at 17-over par 297.  The trio of de Groot, Duvernay and Wolf each carded three-over par 73s.  Budhram rounded out the team scoring with a 78.  Britt shot 74 for the first 18.

The Mocs tee off at 8:30 a.m., in a shotgun start.  They will be paired with Ohio State and Georgia State teeing off holes 7-9.  Live scoring can be followed at GoMocs.com.

LEADERBOARD

1) Florida	280-292	572 (+12)
2) Florida State	295-294	589 (+29)
3) No. 22 Arkansas	298-296	594 (+34)
T4) Colorado	300-296	596 (+36)
T4) No. 11 Iowa State	302-294	596 (+36)
T4) Coastal Carolina	290-306	596 (+36)
7) Ohio State	299-300	599 (+39)
8) Chattanooga	297-304	601 (+41)
9) Georgia State	308-294	602 (+42)
10) Texas Tech	304-303	607 (+47)
11) UCF	298-310	608 (+48)
12) Augusta State	307-302	609 (+49)
13) Kent State	296-314	610 (+50)
14) James Madison	307-312	619 (+59)
15) UNC Greensboro	308-317	625 (+65)
16) Missouri	315-313	618 (+68)
17) Stetson	320-321	641 (+81)
Mocs:
T15) Emma de Groot	73-73	146 (+6)
T21) Marion Duvernay	73-75	148 (+8)
T23) Christine Wolf	73-76	149 (+9)
T66) Yushira Budhram	78-81	159 (+19)
T68) Jordan Britt*	74-86	160 (+20)
T80) Maria Juliana Loza	82-80	162 (+22)

*Playing as an individual

 

UNCG tied for 15th in SunTrust Gator Women's Invite

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Junior Begonia Sarabia, making her first appearance for UNCG, shot a 3-over-par 73 in the first of the day's two rounds to lead the Spartans' efforts in the SunTrust Gator Women's Golf Invitational on Sunday. Through 36 holes of the 54-hole event, UNCG stands 15th of 17 teams, nine of which are ranked in the nation's Top 50.

Sarabia, a transfer from the University of Miami, shot an 84 in the second round and paces a tight group of Spartans at 17-over-par 157. She is tied for 58th in the field and is one stroke ahead of three teammates, Courtney Taylor, Erica Creed and Ana Martinez.

Florida, the event's host, leads the way at 12-over 572 on the 6,002-yard Mark Bostick Golf Course. Play resumes via shotgun start at 8:30 Monday morning.

The Spartans lead Missouri and Stetson at the two-thirds mark of the 39th annual event, one of the most prestigious in women's college golf.

SUNTRUST GATOR WOMEN'S GOLF INVITATIONAL

Mark Bostick Golf Course, (Par-70, 6,002 yards)

Gainesville, FL

Team scores

1. Florida 572; 2. Florida State 589; 3. Arkansas 594; t4. Iowa State 596; t4. Coastal Carolina 59; t4. Colorado 596; 7. Ohio State 599; 8. Chattanooga 601; 9. Georgia State 602; 10. Texas Tech 607; 11. UCF 608; 12. Augusta State 609; 13. Kent State 610; 14. James Madison 619; 15. UNCG 625; 16. Missouri 628; 17. Stetson 641.

Individual scores

Top 10: Charlotte Lorentzen (Georgia State) 74-64-138; 2. Vicky Villanueva (Ohio State) 72-67-139; 3. Hannah Thomson (Florida State) 69-72-141; t4. Evan Jensen (Florida) 69-73-142; t4. Emily Talley (Colorado) 71-71-142; t6. Gabriella Dominguez (Texas Tech) 72-71-143; t6. Kaitlyn Price (UCF) 67-76-143; t6. Jessica Wallace (Colorado) 75-68-143; t9. Corinna Rees (Arkansas) 69-75-144; t9. Alicia Greer (Coastal Carolina) 69-75-144.

UNCG golfers:  t58. Begonia Sarabia 73-84-157; t62. Courtney Taylor 79-79-158; t62. Erica Creed 76-82-158; t62. Ana Martinez 80-78-158; t86. Lizzie Bundy 86-78-164.

 

FIRST ROUND TO CONTINUE MONDAY AT BAREFOOT AT THE BEACH CHALLENGE

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The first round of the Barefoot at the Beach Challenge hosted by the College of Charleston women's golf team will continue on Monday, March 7, with three holes remaining to play as inclement weather postponed the first day of the tournament held at the Davis Love Course (Par 72 - 6,017 yards) at the Barefoot Resort. The remaining first-round holes will begin tomorrow with a shot-gun start at 10 a.m. (ET) with the second-round following thereafter.