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Lady Vols Jump Out to 13 Shot Lead at Starmount Classic
October 01, 2018 | Women's Golf
Freshman Malia Stovall sits atop the individual leaderboard at 3-unnder-par
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee women's golf team leads the Starmount Fall Classic by 13 strokes after two rounds of play in Greensboro, N.C.
Backed by all five players in the lineup in the top 20 of the individual leaderboard, the Lady Vols distanced themselves from the field in the second round carding the lowest team score in the field. Entering the second round with an eight stroke lead on the 15-team field, Tennessee turned in a score of 291, stretching their lead on the field to 13 strokes.
In her second tournament in the lineup, freshman Malia Stovall enters tomorrow's final round at Starmount Country Club with a one shot lead on the individual leaderboard. She was the only player in the field to card two rounds under-par and at one point sat a 6-under-par.
Stovall (-3) tees off tomorrow with a one-shot lead over Tara Bettle from North Carolina-Greensboro in search of her first collegiate win.
She is joined in the top 10 by fellow freshman Mikayla Bardwell and senior Ariana Macioce who is playing as an individual. After a 2-over round one, Bardwell came back in round two to record her second round of par or better on the season with an even par round of 72. Her second round included two birdies, closing out her round with a birdie on the par-5 18th.
Heading into Tuesday, sophomore Waverly Whiston (+5) sits alone in 12, sophomore Mariah Smith (+6) is tied for 13th and junior Micheala Williams (+7) is tied for 17th on the individual leaderboard.
Tennessee will be paired with UNC-Greensboro (+21) and UAB (+24) who sit in second and third place, respectively. The third round will be a shotgun start with first tee scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
Coach's Take
On Malia Stovall's day:
"Malia has been hitting the ball really well for the last 10 days or so and giving herself a lot of good birdie opportunities. She continued that on all day today. She also made some good up and downs for par saves." – Coach Judi Pavon
On staying aggressive in round three:
"We made a lot of mistakes today so, we are going to try to clean those up in round three tomorrow."-- Coach Judi Pavon
Final Scores:
Team
Tennessee Team
Individuals
Backed by all five players in the lineup in the top 20 of the individual leaderboard, the Lady Vols distanced themselves from the field in the second round carding the lowest team score in the field. Entering the second round with an eight stroke lead on the 15-team field, Tennessee turned in a score of 291, stretching their lead on the field to 13 strokes.
In her second tournament in the lineup, freshman Malia Stovall enters tomorrow's final round at Starmount Country Club with a one shot lead on the individual leaderboard. She was the only player in the field to card two rounds under-par and at one point sat a 6-under-par.
Stovall (-3) tees off tomorrow with a one-shot lead over Tara Bettle from North Carolina-Greensboro in search of her first collegiate win.
She is joined in the top 10 by fellow freshman Mikayla Bardwell and senior Ariana Macioce who is playing as an individual. After a 2-over round one, Bardwell came back in round two to record her second round of par or better on the season with an even par round of 72. Her second round included two birdies, closing out her round with a birdie on the par-5 18th.
Heading into Tuesday, sophomore Waverly Whiston (+5) sits alone in 12, sophomore Mariah Smith (+6) is tied for 13th and junior Micheala Williams (+7) is tied for 17th on the individual leaderboard.
Tennessee will be paired with UNC-Greensboro (+21) and UAB (+24) who sit in second and third place, respectively. The third round will be a shotgun start with first tee scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
Coach's Take
On Malia Stovall's day:
"Malia has been hitting the ball really well for the last 10 days or so and giving herself a lot of good birdie opportunities. She continued that on all day today. She also made some good up and downs for par saves." – Coach Judi Pavon
On staying aggressive in round three:
"We made a lot of mistakes today so, we are going to try to clean those up in round three tomorrow."-- Coach Judi Pavon
Final Scores:
Team
| 1 | Tennessee | +8 (584) |
| 2 | UNC-Greensboro | +21 (597) |
| 3 | UAB | +24 (600) |
| T4 | Troy | +25 (601) |
| T4 | Appalachian State | +25 (601) |
| 6 | High Point | +28 (604) |
| 7 | Winthrop | +37 (613) |
| 8 | William & Mary | +40 (616) |
| 9 | Towson | +43 (619) |
| 10 | Wofford | +49 (625) |
| 11 | Tennessee Tech | +57 (633) |
| T12 | Elon | +61 (637) |
| T12 | Longwood | +61 (637) |
| 14 | Western Carolina | +66 (642) |
| 15 | North Carolina A&T | +92 (668) |
Tennessee Team
| Malia Stovall | 1 | 141 (-3) |
| Mikayla Bardwell | T5 | 146 (+2) |
| Waverly Whiston | 12 | 149 (+5) |
| Mariah Smith | T13 | 150 (+6) |
| Micheala Williams | T17 | 151 (+7) |
Individuals
| Ariana Macioce | T8 | 148 (+4) |
| Haley Wagner | T40 | 156 (+12) |
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