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Long shoots up leaderboard on day two
3/17/2018 4:46:00 PM | Women's Golf
Blue Raiders remain in ninth
AUGUSTA, Ga. – After a 30 minute rain delay slowed the start of day two at Forest Hills Golf Club, the Blue Raiders came out and posted a solid round of 10-over 298 to narrow the gap between the two teams just ahead of them in the standings.
Middle Tennessee remains in ninth in the field at 28-over par (306-298=604) for the tournament after shaving eight strokes off their first round score.
Junior Hanley Long fired a 3-under 69 on Saturday to vault up the leaderboard into a tie for 12th place and is looking to follow up a strong 12th place finish last week at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami.
Freshman Caroline Caudill posted an impressive round of her own in round two at 1-over par (73) and sits just outside the Top 25 in a tied for 26th.
Sunday's tee times will be at 8:00 a.m. CT in a shotgun start. Live scoring of the final round can be found at GolfStat.com.
NOTABLES
QUOTABLES
"Everything was working for me on the front nine. I was striking the ball solid and hitting all my spots putting. It seemed like every shot I visualized in my head I executed. Things got a little rocky on the back nine with a couple of errant shots but I held it together and tried to play pretty conservatively to keep my round going. Overall, I'm really pleased with how I played but there are definitely a couple of tweaks that can be made for tomorrow." – Junior Hanley Long
STANDINGS
1. Georgia -3 (281-292=573)
2. Purdue +8 (294-290=584)
3. Augusta +10 (296-290=586)
4. Central Arkansas +12 (295-293=588)
5. Memphis +16 (296-296=592)
6. Virginia Tech +20 (293-303=596)
7. Daytona State +22 (298-300=598)
8. Mercer +26 (298-304=602)
9. Middle Tennessee +28 (306-298=604)
10. ETSU +30 (307-299=606)
11. Southern Miss +36 (311-301=612)
T12. James Madison +38 (312-302=614)
T12. Eastern Michigan +38 (310-304=614)
14. Troy +43 (309-310=619)
15. Columbia +49 (315-310=625)
T12. Hanley Long +1 (76-69=145)
T26. Caroline Caudill +6 (77-73=150)
T36. Jenna Burris +8 (74-78=152)
T62. Cynthia Bounleutay +13 (79-78=157)
T80. Sophie Burks +19 (83-80=163)
T84. Savannah Quick +21 (81-84=165)
Middle Tennessee remains in ninth in the field at 28-over par (306-298=604) for the tournament after shaving eight strokes off their first round score.
Junior Hanley Long fired a 3-under 69 on Saturday to vault up the leaderboard into a tie for 12th place and is looking to follow up a strong 12th place finish last week at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami.
Freshman Caroline Caudill posted an impressive round of her own in round two at 1-over par (73) and sits just outside the Top 25 in a tied for 26th.
Sunday's tee times will be at 8:00 a.m. CT in a shotgun start. Live scoring of the final round can be found at GolfStat.com.
NOTABLES
- On the week, junior Hanley Long is 1-over in Par 3 scoring (3.13) and even par in Par 4 (4.00) and Par 5 scoring (5.00)
- Juniors Hanley Long and Jenna Burris as well as freshman Caroline Caudill have six birdies each through two rounds, combining for 18 of MT's 24 birdies
QUOTABLES
"Everything was working for me on the front nine. I was striking the ball solid and hitting all my spots putting. It seemed like every shot I visualized in my head I executed. Things got a little rocky on the back nine with a couple of errant shots but I held it together and tried to play pretty conservatively to keep my round going. Overall, I'm really pleased with how I played but there are definitely a couple of tweaks that can be made for tomorrow." – Junior Hanley Long
STANDINGS
1. Georgia -3 (281-292=573)
2. Purdue +8 (294-290=584)
3. Augusta +10 (296-290=586)
4. Central Arkansas +12 (295-293=588)
5. Memphis +16 (296-296=592)
6. Virginia Tech +20 (293-303=596)
7. Daytona State +22 (298-300=598)
8. Mercer +26 (298-304=602)
9. Middle Tennessee +28 (306-298=604)
10. ETSU +30 (307-299=606)
11. Southern Miss +36 (311-301=612)
T12. James Madison +38 (312-302=614)
T12. Eastern Michigan +38 (310-304=614)
14. Troy +43 (309-310=619)
15. Columbia +49 (315-310=625)
T12. Hanley Long +1 (76-69=145)
T26. Caroline Caudill +6 (77-73=150)
T36. Jenna Burris +8 (74-78=152)
T62. Cynthia Bounleutay +13 (79-78=157)
T80. Sophie Burks +19 (83-80=163)
T84. Savannah Quick +21 (81-84=165)
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