Smyth’s 67 Leads UVA on Second Day at Moon Golf Invitational
Melbourne, Fla. – Virginia junior Riley Smyth (Cary, N.C.) matched her career best round, shooting 5-under 67, to help Virginia remain in third place after 36 holes of play at the Moon Golf Invitational. All five Cavaliers shot par or better as the team put up a score of 6-under 282 on Monday. UVA’s two-day total stands at 9-under 567. South Carolina leads the 18-team field at 21-under 555 while LSU is two strokes ahead of the Hoos on the leaderboard.
After playing her front nine in three-under par, Smyth posted three consecutive birdies on holes 14 through 16 to shoot 67. She had just one bogey on the day after shooting 6-over 78 during the first round. Smyth’s round moved her up to 30th place in the field.
UVA’s trio of senior Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) and sophomores Celeste Valinho (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Virginia Bossi (Como, Italy) each shot even par 72. That group is tied for 12th place at 2-under 142 after all three Cavaliers opened the tournament by shooting 2-under 70.
First-year Jennifer Cleary (Wilmington, Del.) was included in UVA’s team scoring total thanks to a 1-under 71 performance. She is in 37th place at 2-over 146.
The final round tees off Tuesday morning at Duran Golf Club. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Moon Golf Invitational
Duran Golf Club
Melbourne, FL
Par 72, 6,383 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. South Carolina 280-275-555
2. LSU 285-280-565
3. Virginia 285-282-567
4. UCF 282-289-571
5. Florida State 285-287-572
6. Arkansas 292-282-574
6. Florida 291-283-574
8. Auburn 289-286-575
9. Miami 296-281-577
10. Louisville 290-288-578
11. Illinois 287-293-580
11. Alabama 292-288-580
13. North Carolina 299-289-588
14. Oklahoma 304-287-591
15. Coastal Carolina 299-294-593
16. Augusta 304-298-602
17. Florida Gulf Coast 307-300-607
18. Florida Atlantic 313-302-615
Individual Leaders
1. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina 63-67-130
2. Latanna Stone, LSU 68-69-137
3. Ana Pelaez, South Carolina 71-67-138
3. Hana Ryskova, Louisville 69-69-138
Virginia Results
12. Beth Lillie 70-72-142
12. Celeste Valinho 70-72-142
12. Virginia Bossi 70-72-142
30. Riley Smyth 78-67-145
37. Jennifer Cleary 75-71-146