JACKSONVILLE, Ala.-ULM's
Angela Drane tied a tournament record by carding a 3-under-par 69 to move into a
first place tie following the second round of the Chris Banister Classic on Monday. The Warhawks, under the direction of first
year head coach Ashley Tonore, sit in third place heading into Tuesday's final
round at the par-72, 5,943-yard Silver Lakes on the Robert Trent Jones Golf
Trail.
Drane is tied with Lamar's
Linda Persson for the individual lead - Persson matched Drane's opening round
74 and second round 69 scores. This is the first tournament for Drane since finishing
second at the Lady Eagle Invitational held April 7-8, 2008. The senior from
Charlottetown, Canada, redshirted last season in order to complete specific course
work needed for graduation.
Lamar leads the eight-team
tournament with a score of 596, nine strokes better than host-Jacksonville
State (605). The Warhawks shaved two strokes off their opening round score
shooting a 304 in the second round and sit in third place with a two-round
total of 610. Indiana State (615) is in fourth followed by Arkansas State
(623), Butler (632), Northeastern State (648) and West Georgia (678).
Taynee Pearson is poised to
make a top 10 finish for the Warhawks after firing a 75-77-152. The junior from
Durbin, South Africa, is tied for 10th place and is just two strokes
out of seventh place. Freshman Lina Lagergren also shot a 77 in the second
round and sits in 17th place, while junior Lina Billing is tied for
22nd and freshman Victoria Gustafsson is in 25th
position.
The Warhawks will be the in
the final grouping tomorrow morning with Gustafsson going out first at 8:50
a.m. and Drane teeing off last at 9:30 a.m.
Team Standings:
1. Lamar 303-293-596, 2.
Jacksonville Sate 299-306-605, 3. ULM
306-304-610, 4. Indiana State 305-310-615, 5. Arkansas State 318-305-623,
6. Butler 322-310-632, 7. Northeastern State 319-329-648, 8. West Georgia
333-345-678
Individual Leaders:
T1. Angela Drane (ULM) 74-69-143, T1. Linda Persson (Lamar) 74-69-143,
3. Stine Pedersen (Lamar) 74-70-144, 4. Lucia Fernandez (Jacksonville State)
73-72-145, 5. Laura Cutler (Jacksonville State) 71-77-148
ULM Individuals:
T1. Angela Drane 74-69-143,
T10. Taynee Pearson 75-77-152, 17. Lina Lagergren 80-77-157, T22. Lina Billing
79-81-160, 25. Victoria Gustafsson 78-85-163
