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UVa Remains Fifth at NCAA East Regional
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Gainesville, FL The third-ranked Virginia women’s golf team stayed in fifth place after the second round of play at the NCAA East Regional Championship taking place at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla. Virginia shot 17-over 297 during the second round for a 36-hole total of 587. Alabama leads the field at 575 followed by Denver (583) while Tennessee and Vanderbilt are tied for third at 585, two shots ahead of the Cavaliers
Following Saturday’s final round, the top eight teams from the 21-team regional will advance to the NCAA Championships. Tulane is in sixth place behind UVa at 588 followed by Duke (591) and Georgia (592). North Carolina is in ninth place at 594.
Kristen Simpson had Virginia’s best round Friday, shooting 2-over 72 to move up to 38th overall at 149. Whitney Neuhauser continues to lead the Cavaliers on the leaderboard. She shot 74 and is 16th overall at 145. Callie Nielson also carded a 74 and is one shot behind Neuhauser in 19th place at 146. Lene Krog is 46th at 150 while Joy Kim is 69th at 153. Krog shot 77 Friday while Kim finished with a 79.
Alabama’s Camilla Lennarth enjoys a two-shot lead for medalist honors at 1-under 139.
“It was like the whole field struggled today,” said Cavalier coach Kim Lewellen. “The winds picked up and it (the course) played a lot tougher today across the board. We didn’t have our strongest day, but at the same time, when you look at the standings, we’re up near the top and that’s where we want to be going into the final round.
“When you go to a regional you want to play well, but ultimately, you want to advance to the nationals. I think our girls, while not happy with how they played today, feel good about where we are. We’ve had a lot of good final days this season and we need to experience one of those again tomorrow.”
The Cavaliers will start the third round at 7:40 a.m. from the 10th tee. During the tournament’s final round, the teams near the top half of the standings play first, in the morning wave.
Live scoring of the tournament, and the Central and West Regionals, is online at Golfstat.com.
NCAA East Regional Championship
Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
Par-70, 6,023 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Alabama (6) 284-291-575
2. Denver (20) 287-296-583
3. Tennessee (27) 292-293-585
3. Vanderbilt (23) 286-299-585
5. Virginia (3) 290-297-587
6. Tulane (31) 292-296-588
7. Duke (12) 298-293-591
8. Georgia (14) 297-295-592
9. North Carolina (10) 291-303-594
10. Furman (46) 305-290-595
11. East Carolina (37) 283-313-596
12. South Carolina (43) 308-290-598
12. Auburn (7) 304-294-598
12. Coastal Carolina 301-297-598
15. Mississippi (38) 307-293-600
16. Florida State 307-297-604
17. Florida (30) 305-301-606
18. Central Florida 309-302-611
19. College of Charleston (50) 302-310-612
19. Stetson 309-303-612
21. Jackson State 324-336-660
Number in parenthesis is Golfstat ranking
Individual Leaders
1. Camilla Lennarth, Alabama 69-70-139
2. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 69-72-141
2. Nathalie Mansson, Tennessee 69-72-141
2. Candace Schepperle, Auburn 71-70-141
5. Stephanie Connelly, UCF 73-69-142
5. Linn Gustafsson, Tulane 71-71-142
5. Brooke Pancake, Alabama 70-72-142
8. Abby Bools, East Carolina 68-75-143
8. Blair Lamb, Furman 73-70-143
8. Jennie Lee, Duke 71-72-143
8. Catherine O’Donnell, North Carolina 69-74-143
8. Stephanie Sherlock, Denver 69-70-143
8. Dawn Shockley, Denver 73-70-143
Virginia
16. Whitney Neuhauser 71-74-145
19. Calle Nielson 72-74-146
38. Kristen Simpson 77-72-149
46. Lene Krog 73-77-150
69. Joy Kim 74-79-153