Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders in fourth at Charleston Invitational
4/2/2018 7:10:00 PM | Women's Golf
Caudill leads way at even par
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Middle Tennessee women's golf turned in strong scores on day one of the Charleston Invitational, landing in fourth place through 36 holes at 13-over par (293-296=589).
Freshman Caroline Caudill led the way on Monday and is looking for a second consecutive Top 20 finish, currently sitting in a tie for 11th through two rounds at even par (69-75=144).
Senior Cynthia Bounleutay continues to come on strong after a Top 30 finish last time out, carding a 1-under 71 in the second round to move into a tie for 20th at 4-over par (77-71=148).
Juniors Jenna Burris and Hanley Long sit just behind Bounleutay at 6-over (72-78=150) and 7-over (75-76=151), respectively, while freshman Sophie Burks is 12-over (82-74=156) after 36 holes.
The Blue Raiders tee off at 7:45 CT in Tuesday's final round in a shotgun start. Live scoring can be followed at GolfStat.com.
NOTABLES
QUOTABLES
"This is a great course for me. It set up well for my shots and I hit them close to make putts. Tomorrow I'm looking forward to doing the same thing because I feel really confident on this course." – Freshman Caroline Caudill
"Caroline played great today with 10 birdies herself. As a team we did have more birdies today and that was great, but still had just a couple of mistakes that cost us a few doubles. Cynthia had two solid rounds as well and as a team we put together two of our best back-to-back rounds of the spring. 36 holes was a long day today after a late practice round yesterday and we have an early start tomorrow, making for a lot of golf in a short amount of turnaround time. Now we have to go out tomorrow and play mentally tough and fight hard to put up a good score to finish it off." – Head Coach Chris Adams
STANDINGS
1. Coastal Carolina -3 (284-289=573)
2. Campbell +5 (295-286=581)
3. East Carolina +12 (304-284=588)
4. Middle Tennessee +13 (293-296=589)
T5. Memphis +14 (297-293=590)
T5. North Florida +14 (293-297=590)
7. UNC Wilmington +17 (300-293=593)
8. College of Charleston +19 (298-297=595)
9. William & Mary +22 (303-295=598)
10. Georgia Southern +24 (299-301=600)
11. FIU +26 (298-304=602)
12. Georgia State +30 (312-294=606)
13. College of Charleston (B) +37 (311-302=613)
14. High Point +38 (309-305=614)
15. Morehead State +42 (314-304=618)
16. Charleston Southern +59 (323-312=635)
17. The Citadel +143 (356-363=719)
T11. Caroline Caudill E (69-75=144)
T20. Cynthia Bounleutay +4 (77-71=148)
T31. Jenna Burris +6 (72-78=150)
T38. Hanley Long +7 (75-76=151)
T57. Sophie Burks +12 (82-74=156)
Freshman Caroline Caudill led the way on Monday and is looking for a second consecutive Top 20 finish, currently sitting in a tie for 11th through two rounds at even par (69-75=144).
Senior Cynthia Bounleutay continues to come on strong after a Top 30 finish last time out, carding a 1-under 71 in the second round to move into a tie for 20th at 4-over par (77-71=148).
Juniors Jenna Burris and Hanley Long sit just behind Bounleutay at 6-over (72-78=150) and 7-over (75-76=151), respectively, while freshman Sophie Burks is 12-over (82-74=156) after 36 holes.
The Blue Raiders tee off at 7:45 CT in Tuesday's final round in a shotgun start. Live scoring can be followed at GolfStat.com.
NOTABLES
- Freshman Caroline Caudill's first round 3-under 69 was a career low while senior Cynthia Bounleutay had a career low in the second round with her 1-under 71
- Redshirt junior Jenna Burris' even par 72 in the first round was her eighth round of par or better on the season
- Caudill ranks tied for second in the field in Par 3 scoring (-1, 2.90) and tied for first in Par 4 scoring (-3, 3.81) and total birdies (10)
- Burris is tied for sixth in the field in Par 5 scoring (-2,4.80) while Bounleutay is second in the field in total pars (29)
QUOTABLES
"This is a great course for me. It set up well for my shots and I hit them close to make putts. Tomorrow I'm looking forward to doing the same thing because I feel really confident on this course." – Freshman Caroline Caudill
"Caroline played great today with 10 birdies herself. As a team we did have more birdies today and that was great, but still had just a couple of mistakes that cost us a few doubles. Cynthia had two solid rounds as well and as a team we put together two of our best back-to-back rounds of the spring. 36 holes was a long day today after a late practice round yesterday and we have an early start tomorrow, making for a lot of golf in a short amount of turnaround time. Now we have to go out tomorrow and play mentally tough and fight hard to put up a good score to finish it off." – Head Coach Chris Adams
STANDINGS
1. Coastal Carolina -3 (284-289=573)
2. Campbell +5 (295-286=581)
3. East Carolina +12 (304-284=588)
4. Middle Tennessee +13 (293-296=589)
T5. Memphis +14 (297-293=590)
T5. North Florida +14 (293-297=590)
7. UNC Wilmington +17 (300-293=593)
8. College of Charleston +19 (298-297=595)
9. William & Mary +22 (303-295=598)
10. Georgia Southern +24 (299-301=600)
11. FIU +26 (298-304=602)
12. Georgia State +30 (312-294=606)
13. College of Charleston (B) +37 (311-302=613)
14. High Point +38 (309-305=614)
15. Morehead State +42 (314-304=618)
16. Charleston Southern +59 (323-312=635)
17. The Citadel +143 (356-363=719)
T11. Caroline Caudill E (69-75=144)
T20. Cynthia Bounleutay +4 (77-71=148)
T31. Jenna Burris +6 (72-78=150)
T38. Hanley Long +7 (75-76=151)
T57. Sophie Burks +12 (82-74=156)
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