Women's Golf | 2/14/2016 9:27:00 PM

Live scoring | Results | Rd 3 Pairings

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Ariana Macioce shot a 74-74=148, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team is in ninth place after the first two rounds of the All There August Challenge at Landa Park Golf Course Sunday.

The Eagles shot a 308 in the first round and bested that total by six strokes on their second 18 of the day. Georgia Southern (+42) is four strokes behind Idaho (+38) in eighth and 10 strokes clear of Boise State (+52) in 10th. 

Middle Tennessee (+10) leads the tournament, followed by Sam Houston State (+14). Fellow Sun Belt Conference member Little Rock (+20) is in fifth, while tournament host and Sun Belt squad Texas State (+31) is in seventh.

Macioce is tied for 15th, and Ansley Bowman, who shot 77-73=150, is tied for 26th. Iben Hvass shot 75-80=155, and Yeji Shin carded an 82-77=159. Annie Swords posted an 83-78=161.

The story - Rd 2
The Eagles posted their second lowest team total of the season with a 302. Bowman led the way with a 73 after rolling in five birdies, including three on her first six holes of the afternoon. Macioce posted a 74 and notched 11 consecutive pars during her round. Shin was 1-over through her first 10 holes of the second round, and Swords played her final 13 holes 3-over.

The story - Rd 1
Macioce played her first 10 holes of the day at even par and was 1-over through 17 holes en route to her 74. Bowman was 3-over through her first 14 holes of the morning, and Hvass was even par through her first six holes and finished her round with five straight pars for a 75, the Eagles' second-best total in the opening round. 

Quotable from head coach Emily Kuhfeld
"We had such a good practice round yesterday, and I feel like that helped set up our understanding of getting the ball around this course today. I saw the team being more thoughtful and deliberate with their targets and distances today, and I am happy to see that improvement!"

"Ari is leading the way with very solid ball striking, and some very clutch up and downs. Ansley rebounded nicely from her first round and made five birdies in her second round today! I saw lots of good things out there today in these windy conditions, and am really looking forward to tomorrow."

Next up
The Eagles play the third and final round of the tournament tomorrow morning in a 9:30 a.m. ET shotgun start.

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