East Carolina University
Day 2
ECU In Third At The American Championships
April 18, 2016 | Women's Golf
Live Scoring/Results l Championship Central
PALM COAST, Fla. - Three Pirates sit atop the leaderboard putting East Carolina within striking distance of claiming its first American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship following Monday's round of 301 (13-over).
ECU (610/34-over) currently sits in third place just six shots behind tournament leader and No. 28 Houston (604/28-over) with 18 holes remaining. The three-day, 54-hole event is being held at the par-72, 6,225-yard Hammock Beach Ocean Course.
USF (609 (33-over) is one shot ahead of the Pirates, while No. 29 SMU (613/37-over) is three strokes behind in fourth. Rounding out the team results are Memphis (616/40-over), UCF (620/44-over), No. 44 Tulane (626/50-over), Cincinnati (629/53-over) and Tulsa (645/69-over).
"Today was another tough windy day, but I thought we battled very hard and was proud of the teams effort," said ECU Head Coach Kevin Williams. "Houston had and unbelievable round with a 3-under 285 to take the lead. The final round has been ours all year long, and we are excited to be in the last pairing with a chance to win tomorrow."
Just one stroke separates the top four individuals following second round action. UCF's Ashley Holder (75-70) leads the field with a one-over-par score of 145, while SMU senior Jenny Haglund shot a second-round 70 to finish two-over 146 (76-70). USF's Ashley Burke (74-73) shot a second-round 73 and comes in at third with 3-over 147, while ECU's Frida Gustafsson Spang (71-77) is in fourth with a four-over 148.
After leading the opening round with a 1-under 71, Spang dropped three spots to fourth after posting a 5-over 77 Monday afternoon. The No. 8 player in the country bogeyed four of her first nine holes for a 4-over 40 before carding a back nine 1-over 37, which consisted of two birdies, five pars, a bogey and one double-bogey.
Fellow classmate Nicoline Engstroem Skaug (76-74) moved up three spots and is tied for fifth with Memphis' Leighann Cabush at 150 (6-over), while Pirate sophomore Lisa Pettersson (79-72) jumped eight spots into a five-way tie for seventh at 151 (7-over). Rounding out the roster is the freshmen duo of Cathrine Ashworth (161/17-over) and Kate Law (163/19-over), who are 31st and 36th respectively.
The third and final round of the championship will begin Tuesday at 8 a.m. (ET) with the Pirates set to begin at 8:50 a.m.
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