Freshman
Ali Lucas headlined the ULM lineup with identical scores of 76 in the first and second rounds for a combined 152 to sit five strokes off the lead in a tie for seventh overall. Kristen Golighty of South Alabama leads the field after shooting a three-over-par 147 total.
ULM carded a 310 in the first round before improving six strokes in the second round to shoot 304 and tie its second-lowest score of the season. With a combined 614 the Warhawks are just six strokes off first-day leader Samford which finished with rounds of 300 and 308 for 608 total. Host South Alabama is just one stroke back in second place with 609 total (306-303) while Southern Miss (306-309-615) and Morehead State (311-307-618) complete the top-five.
Aside from South Alabama, two other Sun Belt schools are also participating in the tournament as Troy is in sixth place at 621 (312-209) followed by Western Kentucky in eighth place at 641 (319-322).
All five Warhawks finished within seven strokes of each other as
Lina Lagergren improved three strokes in the second round with a 75 to shoot 153 total and remain one stroke back from Lucas in a tie for ninth individually.
Lina Billing and
Britany Hanna also sit in the top-20 overall as each Warhawk carded first round 78s before a second round 76 and 77, respectively, to tie for 13th and tie for 18th.
Taynee Pearson rounds out the lineup in a tie for 33rd place after shooting a combined 159.
ULM will tee off for the final round of the Lady Jaguar Invitational tomorrow morning at Azalea City Golf Club with a shotgun start scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
Team Standings:
1. Samford 300-308-608, 2. South Alabama 306-303-609, 3. ULM 310-304-614, 4. Southern Miss 306-309-615, 5. Morehead State 311-307-618, 6. Troy 312-309-621, 7. Winthrop 317-310-627, 8. Western Kentucky 319-322-641, 9. UAB 322-321-643, 10. Alabama State 328-328-656, 11. Jackson State 342-328-670, 12. Centenary 345-346-691
Individual Leaders:
1. Kristen Golightly (South Alabama) 73-74-147, 2. Amelie Buhl (Alabama State) 75-74-149, T3. Ashleigh Ryals (South Alabama) 74-76-150, T3. Vicky Correa (Southern Miss) 77-73-150, T3. Sofia Bjorkman (Troy) 74-76-150
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