MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala.-The ULM
women's golf team slipped to 10th place following the second round of the Sun
Belt Conference Championship on
the Schoolmaster Course at Robert Trent Jones at the Shoals. The Warhawks, who
entered the day in sixth place, shot a 324 on Tuesday.
Britany Hanna led the Warhawks on day two
dropping in a pair of birdies over her first 10 holes before finishing with a
6-over-par 78 for the second straight day. She is in a tie with teammate Angela
Drane for 31st place heading into Wednesday's final round - the duo
are just four strokes off a top-20 finish after shooting a 156 through the
first two rounds.
Drane shot 3-over on the front nine and
4-over on the back to nine to finish with a 79. Lina Billing carded an 81 on
Tuesday, but was just 4-over-par heading into the final two holes of her round.
Billing is the leader in the clubhouse for the Warhawks in a tie for 26th
place - one stroke ahead of Hanna and Drane and just three strokes away from a
top-15 finish.
Lina Lagergren and Taynee Pearson rounded out
the field for the Warhawks. Lagergren finished her second round with an 86
after taking a 10 on the par-4 fifth hole. She rebounded with a pair of birdies
on the back nine and sits in a tie for 50th place. Pearson, who is in
54th place, charged out of the gates with a birdie on two and a
2-over-par 38 on the front nine. However, she struggled on the back nine and
finished her second round with an 88.
No. 18 Denver leads Middle Tennessee by 19 shots
heading into the final 18 holes, while Florida International and UALR are two shots
behind MTSU in a tie for third. Four players are tied for first place with
two-round totals of 144.
The Warhawks will start on the back nine and
will be in the first group to tee off Wednesday morning. Pearson will be the
first one on the course at 7:30 a.m. followed by Lagergren (7:38), Hanna (7:46),
Drane (7:54) and Billing (8:02).
Team Standings:
1. Denver 281-298-579, 2.
Middle Tennessee 300-298-598, T3. UALR 305-295-600, T3. Florida International
300-300-600, 5. South Alabama 303-304-607, 6. Arkansas State 309-306-615, 7.
North Texas 313-304-617, 8. Troy 308, 312-620, 9. Florida Atlantic 307-318-625,
10. ULM 306-324-630, 11. Western
Kentucky 314-322-636
Individual Leaders:
T1. Kimberly Kim (Denver)
69-75-144, T1. Ellie Givens (Denver) 71-74-145, T1. Karisa Akin (Middle
Tennessee) 74-70-144, T1. Paula Hurtado (Florida International) 73-71-144, 5.
Sarah Faller (Denver) 71-74-145
ULM Individuals:
T26. Lina Billing 74-81-155, T31.
Angela Drane 77-79-156, T31. Britany Hanna 78-78-156, T50. Lina Lagergren
77-86-163, 54. Taynee Pearson 81-88-169
