Lady Eagles remain in fourth place after second round of NCAA South Regional
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Carson-Newman women's golf team shot a second-round 309 (+21) to remain in fourth place at the 2011 NCAA South Regional Tournament on Monday at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland, Fla.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Carson-Newman women's golf team shot a second-round 309 (+21) to remain in fourth place at the 2011 NCAA South Regional Tournament on Monday at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland, Fla.
The Lady Eagles have a two-day total of 618 (+42) and are trailing top-ranked Nova Southeastern, No. 4 Rollins College and No. 2 Florida Southern.
Nova Southeastern, the two-time defending national champion, leads the tournament after shooting a 294 (+6) to bring its two-round total to 585 (+9). Rollins is eight shots off the lead with a two-day score of 593 (295-293, +17), while Florida Southern is in third with a score of 598 (309-289, +22).
The top three teams in the 54-hole event advance to the NCAA Division II Championships on May 12-14 in Allendale, Mich.
C-N leads South Atlantic Conference rival Newberry College by eight strokes. The Wolves are in seventh place with a two-day score of 626 (317-309, +50).
Lady Eagle freshman Mary Tunnell (Memphis, Tenn.) is in a tie for 10th after carding a 1-over-par 73 on Monday to bring her two-round total to 150 (+6).
Senior Jessica Tarbet (Corryton, Tenn.) and junior Jennifer Oliver (Knoxville, Tenn.) are in a tie for 20th after turning in a pair of 79s on Monday to bring their two-round total to 155 (+11).
Junior Erica Ray (Maryville, Tenn.) and sophomore Melanie Manis (Louisville, Tenn.) are tied for 33rd and 40th, respectively. Ray had a two-day total of 160 (80-80, +16), while Manis is at 162 (84-78, +18).
Nova Southeastern's Sandra Changkija fired a 4-under-par 68 on Monday to head into the final round with a five-stroke lead. Changkija has a two-day score of 140 (-4). Rollins' Joanna Cole and Fabia Rothenfluh are tied for second with scores of 145 (+1).
The final round will take place on Tuesday at The Club at Eaglebrooke.
