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Baton Rouge, LA The No. 4 Virginia women’s golf team enters Sunday’s final round of play at the LSU Golf Classic with an eight-shot lead after shooting 1-under 287 during the second round. The Cavaliers’ two-day total stands at 4-under 572. Wake Forest, the first round leader, is second at 580 while Arkansas climbed from 14th place to third at 582. The Lady Razorbacks were the only other team besides Virginia to post an under-par round (284) during Saturday’s play.
Sophomore Calle Nielson retained the overall lead by shooting 1-under 71 to finish the second round at 6-under 138, two shots ahead of Arkansas’ Lucy Nunn and North Carolina’s Allie White.
A day after Nielson tied the Virginia single-round record by shooting 5-under 67, teammate Whitney Neuhauser posted the same score to move up to fourth overall at 141. Neuhauser had a 2-over 74 Friday. Like Nielson’s first-round performance, Neuhauser’s scorecard included five birdies and no bogeys.
Jennie Arseneault gives the Cavaliers a third player near the top of the leaderboard. Her 1-over 73 left her at even par 144 and tied for 10th overall. Lene Krog shot 76 and is 35th at 149. Joy Kim finished the second round with an 80 and is 82nd overall at 157. Kristen Simpson, playing as a non-scoring individual, is 72nd at 154, having shot 77 for the second straight day.
Sunday’s final round will feature a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CDT. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
LSU Golf Classic
University Club
Baton Rouge, LA
Par-72, 6,424 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Virginia 285-287-572
2. Wake Forest 284-296-580
3. Arkansas 298-284-582
4. Tulane 289-294-583
4. North Carolina 287-296-583
6. LSU 287-297-584
7. Louisville 296-294-590
8. TCU 290-301-591
9. Kentucky 293-299-592
10. Colorado 296-301-597
10. Notre Dame 296-301-597
10. South Carolina 292-305-597
13. Furman 293-305-598
13. UNC Wilmington 290-308-598
15. NC State 304-298-602
16. Mississippi 300-303-603
17. Col. Of Charleston 300-307-607
18. Mississippi State 308-304-612
Individual Leaders
1. Calle Nielson, Virginia 67-71-138
2. Lucy Nunn, Arkansas 72-68-140
2. Allie White, North Carolina 68-72-140
4. Whitney Neuhauser, Virginia 74-67-141
4. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest 69-72-141
4. Benedicte Toumpsin, S. Carolina 70-71-141
7. Jaqueline Hedwall, LSU 68-74-142
7. Nannette Hill, Wake Fores 72-70-142
9. Cindy LaCrosse, Louisville 71-72-143
10. Jennie Arseneault, Virginia 71-73-144
10. Janine Fellows, Tulane 75-69-144
10. Daniela Holmqvist, Tulane 70-74-144
Virginia Results
1. Calle Nielson 67-71-138
4. Whitney Neuhauser 74-67-141
10. Jennie Arseneault 71-73-144
35. Lene Krog 73-76-149
82. Joy Kim 77-80-157
72. Kristen Simpson* 77-77-154
* Non-scoring individual