Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Raiders move into final group at Lady Paladin
9/23/2017 3:21:00 PM | Women's Golf
Burris, Caudill, Bounleutay stand in Top 14
Round 2 Results
GREENVILLE, S.C. – An even par 288 on day two of the Lady Paladin Invitational pushed the Blue Raiders up the leaderboard into third place entering the final round at 7-over par (295-288=583).
Middle Tennessee jumped over Virginia Tech (288-299=587) Saturday to push the Raiders into the final group with leader Daytona State (284-289=573) and host Furman (293-284=577) in round three.
Jenna Burris logged another solid round of 2-under 70 to move into a tie for sixth place at 1-under par (73-70=143) for the tournament. The redshirt junior leads a trio of Blue Raiders that currently stand in the Top 15, including freshman Caroline Caudill (71-73=144) and senior Cynthia Bounleutay (74-72=146).
The final day will feature a shotgun start with the Blue Raiders teeing off on holes 1-3 at 8:00 a.m. CT.
NOTABLES
QUOTABLES
"We were very steady and much improved today. We had a pretty solid round going and gave a couple back down the stretch but for the most part we hung tough. Jenna was really good again today and Caroline very was steady with just two bogeys and one birdie. Hanley still didn't strike the ball as well as she wanted, but they're all playing with a better mindset right now." – Head Coach Chris Adams on the team's performance on day two
"Cynthia's confidence has been big. She's got her new putter with the weights fixed on it so she's very excited about that. She's playing well and it's put a bounce in her step. She's got a great golf swing and her confidence being up is great for her and for our team." – Head Coach Chris Adams on
"I'm at a point where I'm not being so hard on myself and just controlling what I can control. I'm starting to have more fun out on the course again. This is my last year so I just want to help my team as much as I can and hopefully win another conference championship this season." – Senior Cynthia Bounleutay on her improvement and increase in confidence so far this season
STANDINGS
1. Daytona State -3 (284-289=573)
2. Furman +1 (293-284=577)
3. Middle Tennessee +7 (295-288=583)
T4. Kennesaw State +11 (298-289=587)
T4. Virginia Tech +11 (288-299=587)
6. Memphis +15 (300-291=591)
7. Chattanooga +16 (303-289=592)
8. Southern Miss +18 (304-290=594)
9. UNCW +19 (298-297=595)
10. Augusta +21 (303-294=597)
11. ETSU +24 (298-302=600)
12. Ole Miss +29 (311-294=605)
13. James Madison +33 (308-301=609)
T14. LSU +38 (309-305=614)
T14. Georgia State +38 (307-307=614)
16. Georgia Southern +47 (312-311=623)
17. Western Carolina +86 (327-335=662)
T6. Jenna Burris -1 (73-70=143)
T8. Caroline Caudill E (71-73-144)
T14. Cynthia Bounleutay +2 (74-72=146)
T33. Hanley Long +6 (77-73=150)
T76. Savannah Quick +15 (77-82=159)
GREENVILLE, S.C. – An even par 288 on day two of the Lady Paladin Invitational pushed the Blue Raiders up the leaderboard into third place entering the final round at 7-over par (295-288=583).
Middle Tennessee jumped over Virginia Tech (288-299=587) Saturday to push the Raiders into the final group with leader Daytona State (284-289=573) and host Furman (293-284=577) in round three.
Jenna Burris logged another solid round of 2-under 70 to move into a tie for sixth place at 1-under par (73-70=143) for the tournament. The redshirt junior leads a trio of Blue Raiders that currently stand in the Top 15, including freshman Caroline Caudill (71-73=144) and senior Cynthia Bounleutay (74-72=146).
The final day will feature a shotgun start with the Blue Raiders teeing off on holes 1-3 at 8:00 a.m. CT.
NOTABLES
- Senior Cynthia Bounleutay carded a career-best even par 72 on Saturday, putting her in the Top 14 at the Lady Paladin Invitational through 36 holes
- Redshirt junior Jenna Burris logged five birdies on the day, turning in a 2-under 70 to land in a tie for sixth in the field of 93 golfers after two rounds
- Burris continues to lead the field in Par 5 scoring (-6) while Bounleutay is tied for first in Par 3 scoring (-2) and freshman Caroline Caudill is tied for fifth in Par 4 scoring (E)
- Caudill's 28 pars through 36 holes are third in the field, only two behind the 30 pars by Furman's Alice Chen
- Middle Tennessee's 14 birdies were fourth in the field today and give the Blue Raiders 27 through two days, behind only tournament leaders Daytona State
QUOTABLES
"We were very steady and much improved today. We had a pretty solid round going and gave a couple back down the stretch but for the most part we hung tough. Jenna was really good again today and Caroline very was steady with just two bogeys and one birdie. Hanley still didn't strike the ball as well as she wanted, but they're all playing with a better mindset right now." – Head Coach Chris Adams on the team's performance on day two
"Cynthia's confidence has been big. She's got her new putter with the weights fixed on it so she's very excited about that. She's playing well and it's put a bounce in her step. She's got a great golf swing and her confidence being up is great for her and for our team." – Head Coach Chris Adams on
"I'm at a point where I'm not being so hard on myself and just controlling what I can control. I'm starting to have more fun out on the course again. This is my last year so I just want to help my team as much as I can and hopefully win another conference championship this season." – Senior Cynthia Bounleutay on her improvement and increase in confidence so far this season
STANDINGS
1. Daytona State -3 (284-289=573)
2. Furman +1 (293-284=577)
3. Middle Tennessee +7 (295-288=583)
T4. Kennesaw State +11 (298-289=587)
T4. Virginia Tech +11 (288-299=587)
6. Memphis +15 (300-291=591)
7. Chattanooga +16 (303-289=592)
8. Southern Miss +18 (304-290=594)
9. UNCW +19 (298-297=595)
10. Augusta +21 (303-294=597)
11. ETSU +24 (298-302=600)
12. Ole Miss +29 (311-294=605)
13. James Madison +33 (308-301=609)
T14. LSU +38 (309-305=614)
T14. Georgia State +38 (307-307=614)
16. Georgia Southern +47 (312-311=623)
17. Western Carolina +86 (327-335=662)
T6. Jenna Burris -1 (73-70=143)
T8. Caroline Caudill E (71-73-144)
T14. Cynthia Bounleutay +2 (74-72=146)
T33. Hanley Long +6 (77-73=150)
T76. Savannah Quick +15 (77-82=159)
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