Women's Golf | 3/26/2016 8:58:00 PM
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Rd. 3 PairingsHOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. –
Iben Hvass shot a 74, and Georgia Southern shot 313 as a team, the fourth-lowest score of the day, to remain in fourth place after the second round of the Bearcat Classic Saturday at El Campeon Golf Course.
Hvass' round tied for the second-lowest of the day, and no players shot par or better for the second straight round. The junior moved into a tie for fifth on the individual leaderboard.
Ariana Macioce shot a 79 and moved into a tie for 26th, and
Ansley Bowman carded an 80 and is tied for 18th.
Yeji Shin shot an 80, and
Taylor Thompson carded an 84. Individual
Annie Swords carded an 82.
Tournament host Cincinnati (+50) shot 312 today to move into the lead, followed by Akron (+53) and Jacksonville (+55). The Eagles (+59) are in fourth, a stroke ahead of Nova Southeastern (+60).
The story The Eagle counters played their final five holes of the day 2-under combined, and Georgia Southern moved into the tournament lead with 12 birdies in the two rounds. Hvass tied for the lead with four birdies in today's round, and she posted them all on the back nine to shoot 3-under after the turn. Bowman and Macioce were 2-under on their final five holes, and Shin was even. Macioce was even on the back nine, while Bowman shot 1-over and Shin shot 2-over.
Quotable from head coach Emily Kuhfeld"I am really proud of the way our team fought back after a tough front nine. Iben led the way today, firing a 74 with a fantastic 3-under-par on her last nine holes. The team scores are very bunched up, so tomorrow, our purpose is to come out from our first tee shot swinging with assertive confidence. This will put us in a great position to compete for the team title."
Next upThe Eagles will play the final round tomorrow and tee off at 8 a.m. in a shotgun start. Georgia Southern is paired with Akron, Jacksonville and Cincinnati and will start on holes 1-4.
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