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University of Tennessee
Mercedes-Benz Championship
Women's Golf Jumps Into Sixth Place
October 18, 2014 | Women's Golf
Round 2 Results | Team Results | Individual Results
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Lady Vols golf team jumped up to sixth place at the conclusion of the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships. Tennessee improved 11 shots to finish with a score of 290, the third lowest score of the day.
"Today was a much better round and kept us within reach of the lead. Hannah [Pietila] played great today and Mason and Lucia had solid rounds," head coach Judi Pavon said. "We lost a couple shots on hole 12 and didn't take advantage of hole 15, but all in all a good day. Tomorrow I'd like to see all 5 scores closer to par to give us a chance to try to get the win."
Leading the Lady Vols was once again Hannah Pietila who tied her career low round of 69. She had the lowest round of the day in a field of 90 individuals. Her dominant play moved her up to third place with a combined score of 143 (+1).
Lucia Polo and Mason Chen also improved from the first round and finished in ties for 26th place after shooting a score of 73. A.J. Newell shot another 75 followed by sister Anna Newell who shot her second score of 76.
Representing the Lady Vols as individuals, Emmie Pietila shot a 78 to move into a tie for 43rd place. Daeun Song improved 14 spots after shooting a round of 74 (+3). Teleri Hughes rounded out with a score of 85.
Moving up to first place was Louisville after shooting a team score of 287. Kent State dropped one spot to second. No. 2 South Carolina improved to third place after improving six shots.
Nanna Madsen of South Carolina moved up four spots for the first place lead, individually. Alina Rogers of Missouri remains in second.
The third and final round of the 18th annual Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The Lady Vols will tee off at 9:20 a.m. beginning with Anna Newell. Hannah Pietila will be the last to tee off at 10 a.m. for the team participants.
Live stats will be available at golfstat.com and will be posted to the tournament central at the conclusion of each round. 
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