University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Falls to Ninth Place After Second Round At Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
October 14, 2006 | Women's Golf
Oct. 14, 2006
KNOXVILLE, TENN. - The University of North Carolina women's golf team is in ninth place after the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship. The Tar Heels fired at 27-over-par 311 and slipped into ninth place, 20 strokes off the leader, Auburn.
Carolina sophomore Lauren Hunt from Little River, S.C. shot a five-over 76 and is currently leading the Tar Heels. She is tied for 21st in the tournament, 10 strokes off the lead. One stroke behind her is freshman Kate Thomas who posted a 78 and is tied for 26th place. Sophomore Sydney Crane from Jamestown, N.C. fired an 80 and is in third place on the team. Kate Miller, the lone senior on the team, from Jeannette, Pa. carded a 77 and is tied for 39th and junior Ann Laney from Charlotte, N.C. shot an 80 and is in 51st place.
Lacey Jones, from Southern Methodist, fired a two-over 73 to hold onto the individual lead. Nicole Hage from Auburn continued to play well, moving into 2nd place firing a 72. Caroline Hedwall playing for the Swedish Jr. National Team carded even par, a 71, and is currently in third place. Auburn stayed atop the leader board, shooting a seventeen-over 301. However, Georgia narrowed the gap to 4 by shooting a 296. Tennessee continued to play consistently, shooting their second straight 298, landing them in 3rd. Arkansas and the Swedish Jr. Nationals round out the top five, 4th and 5th respectively.
The final round of the 54-hole event will be played Sunday at Cherokee Country Club which features a par 71, 5,932-yard layout. Live scoring is available on Golfstat.com
TEAM STANDINGS (36 Holes) 1. Auburn 287 301 588 2. Georgia 296 296 592 3. Tennessee 298 298 596 4. Arkansas 303 296 599 5. Swedish Jr. Nationals 296 306 602 6. Southern Methodist 304 299 603 7. Kent State 305 299 604 8. Florida 307 299 606 9. North Carolina 297 311 608 10. Furman 307 302 609 11. Michigan State 304 309 613 12. Alabama 303 311 614 13. Penn State 310 305 615 14. Northwestern 316 308 624 15. Michigan 314 313 627TOP INDIVIDUALS (36 Holes) 1 Lacey Jones (SMU) 67 73 140 2. Nicole Hage (Auburn) 71 72 143 Caroline Hedwall (Swedish Jr National.) 72 71 143 4. Angela Oh (Tennessee) 72 72 144 Jenny Suh (Alabama) 74 70 144
Carolina's Individuals T21 Lauren Hunt 74 76 150 T26 Kate Thomas 73 78 151 T36 Sydney Crane 74 80 154 T39 Katie Miller 78 77 155 51 Ann Laney 76 80 156
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