MELBOURNE, Fla. – Fueled by a stellar round from graduate student Beth Lillie, the No. 8 Virginia women’s golf team remained in second place following the second day of play at the Moon Golf Invitational. The Cavaliers shot even par 288 on Monday for a 36-hole total of 1-under 575. Florida State enters Tuesday’s final round two shots ahead of UVA on the leaderboard.
Lillie posted her best round as a collegiate, shooting 6-under 66 to lead UVA. She moved up to fifth place overall at 3-under 141. Her round featured three birdies on each side and was bogey free.
Lillie’s score ties as the second-best 18-hole performance by a Cavalier in program history. The last UVA golfer to shoot 6-under 66 was Anna Redding during the 2018-19 season. Lauren Coughlin holds the all-time single-round scoring record with a 7-under 65 she shot at the 2015 UCF Challenge.
One spot behind Lillie is Cavalier Amanda Sambach in sixth place. She posted a score of even par 72 for a two-day total of 2-under 142. Virginia’s first-day leader, sophomore Jennifer Cleary, slipped back to 16th place after shooting 76. She stands at 1-over 145 entering the final round. Sophomore Rebecca Skoler is in 28th place at 147 and Celeste Valinho is 69th at 153. Skoler had a second-round score of 74 while Valinho shot 78.
UVA’s final round gets underway at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday. The Cavaliers will be paired with Florida State and Central Florida. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Moon Golf Invitational
Suntree Country Club
Melbourne, FL
Par 72, 6,479 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Florida State 286-287-573
2. Virginia 287-288-575
3. UCF 292-286-578
4. LSU 292-287-579
5. Florida 291-290-581
6. Auburn 295-287-582
7. Alabama 297-286-583
8. South Carolina 295-291-586
9. Baylor 301-288-589
10. Arkansas 296-294-590
11. Duke 304-290-594
12. Louisville 291-305-596
13. Augusta 302-297-599
14. North Carolina 298-305-603
15. Miami 307-308-615
Individual Leaders
1. Ingrid Lindblad, LSU 66-67-133
2. Tunrada Piddon, UCF 72-65-137
3. Kendall Griffin, Louisville 68-70-138
Virginia Results
5. Beth Lillie 75-66-141
6. Amanda Sambach 70-72-142
16. Jennifer Cleary 69-76-145
28. Rebecca Skoler 73-74-147
69. Celeste Valinho 75-78-153