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Popson Leads UT at Bryan National Collegiate
March 30, 2013 | Women's Golf
March 30, 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Senior Erica Popson carded an even-par 72 in the second round to lead the Lady Vols at the Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C.
Popson is currently in a tie for 12th, moving up 12 spots from the first day for a two-round total of 2-over par 146.
Tennessee sits in 15th heading into Sunday's final round with a 610 (+34) card.
"It was a disappointing day out there in really nice conditions," head coach Judi Pavon said. "We are in a bit of a funk right now, and making some uncharacteristic mistakes that are leading to high scores."
Sophomore Daeun Song follows Popson in a tie for 47th after shooting 5-over 77 Saturday. Sophomore AJ Newell is in a tie for 71st with a two-day card of 156 (+12) and senior Sara Monberg rounds out UT's counted scores, shooting a 77 (+5) in the second round. Junior Chessey Thomas finished the day with a 79 (+7) and sits in a tie for 75th.
"We are expecting a rainy day tomorrow so we are trying to re-group and post a good number so we can make up some ground tomorrow and post a decent finish," Pavon said.
No. 15 Virginia continues to hold the team lead with a 574 (-2) card. No. 6 Arkansas follows in second at 583 (+7) and No. 7 Vanderbilt is in third at 586 (+10). No. 19 Georgia (595) and Auburn (595) are tied for fourth, while Wake Forest (596) and No. 5 Florida (596) follow in a tie for sixth. No. 23 NC State (597), No. 9 North Carolina (597) and South Carolina (597) round out the top 10, as the trio is tied for eighth. Michigan State (600) is in 11th, No. 2 Duke (604) sits in 12th, and Florida State (609) and Louisville (609) are tied for 13th. Following UT in 16th is UNC-Wilmington (621) and in 17th is UNC-Greensboro (622).
Sunday's final round will be a 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start.
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| TEAM STANDINGS (Through Two Rounds) | ||
| 1. | Virginia | 281-293=574 (-2) |
| 2. | Arkansas | 294-289=583 (+7) |
| 3. | Vanderbilt | 286-300=586 (+10) |
| T4. | Georgia | 300-295=595 (+19) |
| T4. | Auburn | 298-297=595 (+19) |
| T6. | Wake Forest | 297-299=596 (+20) |
| T6. | Florida | 304-292=596 (+20) |
| T8. | NC State | 300-297=597 (+21) |
| T8. | North Carolina | 294-303=597 (+21) |
| T8. | South Carolina | 296-301=597 (+21) |
| 11. | Michigan State | 298-302=600 (+24) |
| 12. | Duke | 297-307=604 (+28) |
| T13. | Florida State | 307-302=609 (+33) |
| T13. | Louisville | 304-305=609 (+33) |
| 15. | TENNESSEE | 306-304=610 (+34) |
| 16. | UNC-Wilmington | 311-310=621 (+45) |
| 17. | UNC-Greensboro | 316-306=622 (+46) |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (Through Two Rounds) | ||
| 1. | Brittany Altomare, Virginia | 70-70=140 (-4) |
| 2. | Emilie Burger, Georgia | 72-70=142 (-2) |
| T3. | Gabriela Lopez, Arkansas | 72-71=143 (-1) |
| T3. | Elizabeth Brightwell, Virginia | 68-75=143 (-1) |
| T5. | Rene Sobolewski, Vanderbilt | 69-75=144 (E) |
| T5. | Marta Sanz, Auburn | 75-69=144 (E) |
| T5. | Emily Tubert, Arkansas | 73-71=144 (E) |
| T5. | Sarah Schmelzel, South Carolina | 71-73=144(E) |
| UT SCORES (Through Two Rounds) | ||
| T12. | Erica Popson | 74-72=146 (+2) |
| T47. | Daeun Song | 75-77=152 (+8) |
| T71. | AJ Newell | 78-78=156 (+12) |
| T75. | Chessey Thomas | 79-79=158 (+14) |
| T82. | Sara Monberg | 83-77=160 (+16) |
