Phoenix Remains Near Top of Kiawah Leaderboard
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- The Elon women's golf team posted a second-round score that was seven strokes better than it's opening-round mark and continues to sit second in the 33-team Kiawah Island intercollegiate field.
The Phoenix shot 296 on Monday and has a two-round mark of 599 (303-296) to hold down the second spot on the leaderboard. Elon trails Augusta State (286-296--582).
Martyna Mierzwa soared up the individual standings into a tie for ninth after two rounds. Mierzwa posted an even-par 72 in her second round which included three birdies. Coupled with Monday's score of 75, Mierzwa has a tournament mark of 147.
Also rising quickly up the board is Diana Davis. Davis shot a one-under 71 on Tuesday and, combined with her 78 in round one, has a score of 149 to sit in a tie for 11th among the 179 players. Davis had four birdies during her second 18 holes.
In a tie for 23rd is Virginia Mayer who has a tournament total of 151 (74-77). She is followed by Lauren Lebak and Kristi Ingram. Lebak's 153 (76-77) has her tied for 34th while Ingram's mark of 156 (80-76) places her in a tie for 62nd.
The tournament field features six NCAA Division I top-100 teams: No. 54 Campbell (T3, 306-298--604), No. 65 Chattanooga (7th, 309-302--611), No. 75 Middle Tennessee State (10th, 313-304--617), No. 78 UNCG (T3, 307-297--604), No. 81 Longwood (16th, 310-312--622) and No. 89 College of Charleston (11th, 313-305--618).
The Phoenix will hit the Cougar Point course at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning for the third and final round.
Women's golf moves up during second round at Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -UNCG women's golf moved up one spot to a tie for third after shooting a 297 during Monday's second round at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate.
The Spartans are tied with Campbell at 604 with one round left in the 33-team tournament. UNCG trails tournament leader Augusta State (582) and second-place Elon (599).
Playing the Oak Point Course, three players showed significant improvement over their Sunday rounds. As a team, the Spartans enjoyed improved by 10 strokes over Sunday.
UNCG freshman Fanny Cnops enjoyed another stellar round by carding a 1-under 71, grabbing a share of the individual lead at 143 (72-71). Cnops enjoyed three birdies and played the final 11 holes in 2-under par. She is tied with Erin Selfridge of Daytona State College.
Fellow freshman Berglind Bjornsdottir enjoyed the best round of her young career, shooting even par 72 and moving into a tie for 45th at 154 (82-72).
Ana Lucia Martinez was two-over on Monday at 74, and is tied for 54th at 155 (81-74). Courtney Taylor is tied for 75th after an 80 left her at 157, while Begona Sarabia is tied for 87th at 158 (77-81).
Tournament play concludes on Tuesday with the third and final round. Fans can follow all the action at www.GolfStat.com.
T3 UNCG 307 297 604
T1 Fanny Cnops 72 71 143
T45 Berglind Bjornsdotir 82 72 154
T54 Ana Lucia Martinez 81 74 155
T75 Courtney Taylor 77 80 157
T87 Begona Sarabia 77 81 158
Catamount Women's Golf Tied for 13th Entering Final Round
Final round scheduled for shotgun start on Tuesday morning
Kiawah Island, S.C. - Western Carolina trimmed 13 strokes off its opening round team score to shoot 304 on Monday to move into a three-way tie for 13th with a two-day total of 621 after 36 holes at the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Intercollegiate being held at the Oak Point and Cougar Point Golf Courses.
WCU is just five strokes out of a top 10 finish entering the final 18 holes which are scheduled for a shotgun start at 8:30 am on Tuesday morning.
First-round leader Augusta State continues to boast three golfers inside the individual top 10 after two rounds to lead second-place Elon by 17 strokes, 582-to-599. Campbell and UNCG are tied for third place at 604 followed by a two-way tie between Old Dominion and Daytona State College for fifth, 28 strokes off the pace at 610.
In addition to Elon and UNCG in the top five, other Southern Conference schools include Chattanooga in seventh, event host College of Charleston in a tie for 11th and The Citadel in 33rd.
UNCG's Fanny Cnops, ranked 60th in the most recent GolfStat rankings, stands tied with Daytona State's Erin Selfridge atop the individual leader board. The duo are knotted at one-under, 143, entering the last 18 holes. Cnops moved from third to the top of the standings while Selfridge jumped from seventh into the two-way tie for first.
Western Carolina senior Rachel Nelson posted a two-over par 74 on Monday to advance 29 positions on the individual leader board to lead the Catamounts in a tie for 45th. Nelson opened her second round with back-to-back birdies to drop to two under where she stayed until a double-bogey on the par-4 sixth and a bogey one hole later to make the turn at one-over. On the back nine, West Chester, Ohio, native moved back to even-par twice before closing her round with a bogey on the par-4 16th and a double on the par-5 17th before birdying No. 18 to finish the day at two-over.
WCU's first-round leader, freshman Katy Kile, shot 79 on Tuesday to slip into a tie of 54th. She opened with five-consecutive par scores before three bogies had her making the turn at three-over. Kile finished her second round with four bogies on the back to shoot seven-over par.
Classmates Maria Kjelldorff and Sofie Kvanrstrom are tied for 75th at 157 overall while senior Blaire Minter posted her second-consecutive round of 80, tied for 111th at 160 through two rounds. Kjelldorf posted 12 par scores with five bogies and a birdie while Kvanrstrom scored 13 pars with four bogies and a birdie.
Minter struggled out of the gates on Tuesday, bogeying six of her first eight holes before a birdie on the par-3 ninth. She finished with four pars, two bogies, a double-bogey and a birdie on the par-5 17th to wrap-up her round.
The final round is scheduled for an 8:30 am shotgun start on Tuesday morning.
Mocs Are 7th with 18 to Play at Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
Maria Juliana Loza and Yushira Budhram each carded one-over par 73s
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. --- The Chattanooga Mocs are in seventh-place heading into the final round of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic. UTC was led today by Maria Juliana Loza (Bucaramanga, Colombia) and Yushira Budhram (Johannesburg, South Africa) with one-over par 73s.
The Mocs have a two-day total of 611 which is one behind the fifth-place tie of Old Dominion and Daytona State at 610. Chattanooga shot 302 (+14), which ties for its third-best round of the season.
Loza and Budhram paced the Mocs effort with their 73s. Loza is tied for 18th at six-over par 150. She is two shots out of the top 10. Budhram, like Loza, shot a season-best 73. She is tied for 34th at 153 (+9).
Mette Kryger (Nivaa, Denmark) is also tied for 34th at 153 after today's 80. Jordan Britt (Chattanooga, Tenn.) is tied for 62nd at 156 with teammate Sophie Weilguni (Langenlois, Austria) who is playing as an individual. Marion Duvernay (Publier, France) is five shots behind the duo at 161.
Augusta State owns a 17-shot lead at six-over par 582. Elon is second at 599, while Campbell and UNCG are tied for third at 604. Erin Selfridge (Daytona State) and Fanny Cnops (UNCG) are tied for first at one under, 143.
There is a shotgun start for the final round at 9 a.m. Chattanooga tees off on holes 7-9 with Jacksonville State and Akron at Cougar Point Golf Club. Live scoring of the round can be found on the GoMocs.com women's golf schedule page.
Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
Feb. 26-28 • Cougar Point & Oak Point Golf Clubs • Kiawah Island, S.C.
1) Augusta State 286-296 582 (+6)
2) Elon 303-296 599 (+23)
3) Campbell 306-298 604 (+28)
tie) UNCG 307-297 604 (+28)
5) Old Dominion 315-295 610 (+34)
tie) Daytona State 314-296 610 (+34)
7) Chattanooga 309-302 611 (+35)
8) Jacksonville State 307-305 612 (+36)
9) Akron 314-302 616 (+40)
10) Middle Tennessee 313-304 617 (+41)
11) College of Charleston 313-305 618 (+42)
12) Bucknell 322-298 620 (+44)
13) Western Carolina 317-304 621 (+45)
tie) Arkansas-Little Rock 309-312 621 (+45)
tie) St. John's 322-299 621 (+45)
16) Longwood 310-312 622 (+46)
17) Georgetown 324-301 625 (+49)
tie) Mercer 315-310 625 (+49)
19) Oral Roberts 318-308 626 (+50)
tie) Newberry 317-309 626 (+50)
21) Charleston Southern 322-305 627 (+51)
22) Presbyterian 325-303 628 (+52)
tie) Marshall 325-303 628 (+52)
24) Richmond 317-312 629 (+53)
25) High Point 331-300 631 (+55)
tie) William & Mary 331-300 631 (+55)
tie) Illinois State 326-305 631 (+55)
tie) Arkansas State 310-321 631 (+55)
29) Winthrop 329-304 633 (+57)
30) Morehead State 315-320 635 (+59)
tie) Radford 327-308 635 (+59)
32) IUPUI 336-311 647 (+71)
33) The Citadel 346-342 688 (+112)
MOCS:
T18) Maria Juliana Loza 77-73 150 (+6)
T34) Yushira Budhram 80-73 153 (+9)
T34) Mette Kryger 73-80 153 (+9)
T62) Jordan Britt 79-77 156 (+12)
T121) Marion Duvernay 82-79 161 (+17)
T62) Sophie Weilguni (I) 77-79 156 (+12)
COUGARS 11TH AFTER SECOND DAY OF PLAY AT EDWIN WATTS/KIAWAH ISLAND CLASSIC
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - The College of Charleston women's golf team improved its second-round score by eight strokes and stand in 11th after the second day of tournament play at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic held on Monday at the Oak Point Golf Course.
The Cougars were tied for 10th after the first round with a 313 (+25) and had six combined birdies to pencil-in a second-round 305 on their scorecard. They were led by a 3-over par second-round performance by junior Kathy Boehm (Munich, Germany), who sits in a tie for 11th at +5.
It marked the second-straight day in which Boehm turned in the lowest round by a CofC player, other than a second-round 72 by junior Ainhoa Nogales (Madrid, Spain) and a second-round 74 by sophomore C.C. Buford (San Antonio, Texas), who are both competing as individuals. Nogales also sits in a tie for 11th with Boehm.
"We are playing well tee-to-green, but we have to make our putts," CofC Head Coach Jamie Futrell said. "We are playing well enough to be right up there in the tournament, but we are not taking advantage of the way we are hitting the ball. The weather was much better today and the course was here for the taking. We just have to figure out a way to make putts and we will do fine."
Augusta State leads the 33-team field tournament, the nation's largest of its kind, with a 6-over par 582 followed by Elon (+23) and a two-way tie for third between Campbell (+28) and UNCG (+28). Individually, Daytona State College's Erin Selfridge and UNCG's Fanny Cnops are on top of the leaderboard with a 1-under 143.
Tournament play concludes tomorrow with a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. (ET).
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EDWIN WATTS/KIAWAH ISLAND CLASSIC
February 26-28, 2012
Cougar Point and Oak Point Golf Course
at Kiawah Island, S.C.
TEAM RESULTS (Second Round)
1, Augusta State, 286-296-582 (+6). 2, Elon, 303-296-599 (+23). 3T, Campbell, 306-298-604 (+28). 3T, UNCG, 307-297-604 (+28). 5T, Old Dominion, 315-295-610 (+34). 5T, Dayton State College, 314-296-610 (+34). 7, Chattanooga, 309-302-611 (+35). 8, Jacksonville State, 307-305-612 (+36). 9, Akron, 314-302-616 (+40). 10, Middle Tennessee State, 313-304-617 (+41). 11, College of Charleston, 313-305-618 (+42). 12, Bucknell, 322-298-620 (+44). 13T, Western Carolina, 317-304-621 (+45). 13T, Arkansas-Little Rock, 309-312-621 (+45). 13T, St. John's, 322-299-621 (+45). 16, Longwood, 310-312-622 (+46). 17T, Georgetown, 324-301-625 (+49). 17T, Mercer, 315-310-625 (+49). 19T, Oral Roberts, 318-308-626 (+50). 19T, Newberry College, 317-309-626 (+50). 21, Charleston Southern, 322-305-627 (+51). 22T, Presbyterian, 325-303-628 (+52). 22T, Marshall, 325-303-628 (+52). 24, Richmond, 317-312-629 (+53). 25T, High Point, 331-300-631 (+55). 25T, William & Mary, 331-300-631 (+55). 25T, Illinois State, 326-305-631 (+55). 25T, Arkansas State, 310-321-631 (+55). 29, Winthrop, 329-304-633 (+57). 30T, Morehead State, 315-320-635 (+59). 30T, Radford, 327-308-635 (+59). 32, IUPUI, 336-311-647 (+71). 33, The Citadel, 346-342-688 (+112).
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Second Round)
T11, Kathy Boehm, 74-75-149 (+5). *T11, Ainhoa Nogales, 77-72-149 (+5), T62, Leigh Whittaker, 80-76-156 (+12). T62, Vanessa Koechli, 79-77-156 (+12). T101, Katherine Miranda, 82-77-159 (+15). *T101, C.C. Buford, 85-74-159 (+15). T111, Anna Martin, 80-80-160 (+16). *T121, Regina Rosas, 85-76-161 (+17). *T155, Walker McLear, 86-81-167 (+23).
Keith, Anderson Improve Scores in Second Day of Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
Kiawah Island, S.C. - Senior Alanna-Jean Keith and freshman Kellie Anderson posted scores of 83 and 84, respectively, in second round action of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic on Monday. The tandem anchored a Citadel golf team that enters final round action in 33rd place with a two-day team score of 688 (+112).
The top individual performer for the Bulldogs continues to be Bree Baumgartner, who carded an 87 to give her a score of 169 (+25). Keith moved into tie for 172nd place after shooting an 83, improving by nine strokes from the first round for a two-day score of 175 (+31). Tied with Keith is teammate Devin Lowe, who fired an 88. Rounding out the Dogs remaining participants were Erica Pellegrini, who has a score of 177 (+35) and Anderson, tied for 177th with a score of 179 (+35).
Augusta State (582, +6) maintained its 17-stroke lead over Elon (599, +23), Campbell (604, +28) and UNC Greensboro (604, +28), to remain atop the team leaderboard.
Daytona State's Erin Selfridge and UNCG's Fanny Coops share the lead after day two with identical scores of 143 (-1). Sitting just one shot back from the lead are Akron's Kristen Hill and Augusta State's Christine Duschek-Hansen, who have totals of 144 (E).
The 33-team tournament concludes on Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m.