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University of Tennessee
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Williams Cards 73, Vols in 8th After RD 2
March 04, 2017 | Women's Golf
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Freshman Micheala Williams recorded 73 for the second straight round to lead Tennessee to an eighth place standing after Day Two of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The Volunteers go into round three with a total score of 594 (+26).
Team Scores
- T1. No. 18 Duke: 286-287--573 (+5)
- T1. No. 5 Alabama: 282-291--573 (+5)
- 3. No. 10 Arizona State: 288-288--576 (+8)
Player Scores
- T1. No. 33 Kristen Gillman (Alabama): 68-71--139 (-3)
- T2. No. 27 Linnea Strom (Arizona State): 70-70--140 (-2)
- T2. No. 9 Cheyenne Knight (Alabama): 68-72--140 (-2)
Tennessee Scores
- Team (8th Place): 293-301--594 (+26)
- T14. Micheala Williams: 73-73--146 (+4)
- T22. Lucia Polo: 72-75--147 (+5)
- T46. Hannah Pietila: 73-77--150 (+8)
- T58. Blakesly Warren: 75-78--153 (+11)
- T58. Anna Newell: 77-76--153 (+11)
After two days, Tennessee maintains the third-best Par 5 average (4.87) in the field. UT also posted the fourth-most pars (114) of any team.
No. 18 Duke recorded the best score of the round, shooting 287 to draw even with No. 5 Alabama at the top of the leaderboard. Both teams will enter Sunday at five-over-par. The Crimson Tide's Kristen Gillman, the No. 33 ranked player in the country, recorded 71 in the second round to take over the top individual spot. Gillman is three-under-par for the tournament.
"Both Micheala and Lucia hit the ball pretty well today," said Head Coach Judi Pavon. "The conditions were tough with a pretty strong wind. It was tough to choose the correct club and the course played pretty long."
Williams's score of 73 (+1) has her tied for 14th individually. Senior Lucia Polo, who led the Volunteers in the first round with an even-par 72, shot 75 (+3) on Saturday, tying for 22nd place.
Fellow senior Hannah Pietila sits tied for 46th place, carding 77 (+4) in the second round.
Juniors Blakesly Warren and Anna Newell are tied for 58th place with duplicate overall scores of 153 (+11).
"We would like to see five good scores tomorrow so we can catch a couple of the teams ahead of us," said Pavon.
Tennessee begins the third day of competition at 8:00 a.m. ET in pairings with No. 6 Furman and North Carolina.
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