Cavalier Golfers Move up to Sixth at Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate

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New Orleans, LA – The eighth-ranked Virginia women’s golf team moved up to sixth place after the second round of play at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate taking place in New Orleans.

Virginia shot 4-over 292 during Monday’s second round, a six-shot improvement over the team’s opening round score. Top-ranked Alabama took over the tournament lead after shooting 287 during the second round. The Crimson Tide has a two-day total of 582. Second-ranked USC and 15th-ranked Tulane are tied for second at 586.

Freshman Portland Rosen and All-American Brittany Altomare both shot even par 72 Monday to lead UVa. Rosen moved up to 15th place at 2-over 146. Altomare is tied with Joy Kim for 25th at 4-over 148. Kim and Calle Nielson finished the second round with scores of 3-over 75. Nielson is 39th at 150 and Nicole Agnello carded a 1-over 73 to improve to 56th place at 153.

Alabama’s Stephanie Meadow shot 6-under 66 Monday to climb into the lead at 6-under 138. She is one shot ahead of LSU’s Megan McChrystal.

This is Virginia’s first tournament of the spring season. Every team in the field is ranked in the current Golfstat top-50 poll including seven of the top 10 teams in the nation.

The final round of the event takes place Tuesday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate
English Turn Golf & Country Club
New Orleans, LA
Par 72, 6,105 yards
Second Round Results

Team Results
1. Alabama 295-287-582
2. USC 297-289-586
2. Tulane 288-298-586
4. Texas A&M 302-286-588
5. Duke 290-299-589
6. Virginia 298-292-590
7. Vanderbilt 294-297-591
8. Arizona State 293-299-592
9. Purdue 302-291-593
9. LSU 291-302-593
11. Tennessee 300-295-595
12. Florida 298-301-599
13. Auburn 302-298-600
14. North Carolina 307-294-601
15. Kentucky 305-301-606
16. Mississippi 303-305-608
17. Denver 306-313-619

Individual Leaders
1. Stephanie Meadow, Alabama 72-66-138
2. Megan McChrystal, LSU 69-70-139
3. Susy Grunden, Texas A&M 74-67-141
4. Laetitia Beck, Duke 66-76-142
4. Maribel Lopez Porras, Tulane 71-71-142
6. Janine Fellows, Tulane 71-71-142
6. Laura Gonzalez, Purdue 75-68-143
6. Megan Grehan, Vanderbilt 70-73-143
6. Lisa McCloskey, USC 73-70-143

Virginia Results
15. Portland Rosen 74-72-146
25. Brittany Altomare 76-72-148
25. Joy Kim 73-75-148
39. Calle Nielson 75-75-150
56. Nicole Agnello 80-73-154