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NCAA Franklin Regional
Birdies Littered Crimson Tide’s Scorecard after NCAA Regional Second Round
5/10/2022 4:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
Alabama women’s golf remains in contention in Franklin, Tenn.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The University of Alabama women's golf team is in second place after the second round at the 2022 Women's Golf Regional in Franklin, Tenn., Tuesday. The Crimson Tide turned in a 1-under-par 287, which mirrors Monday's score, and is five shots off the lead ahead of the final round at Vanderbilt Legends Club North Course (par 72, 6,450 yards).
Alabama took the outright lead for most of the day, but host Vanderbilt used its home-course advantage to find an edge down the stretch. The No. 6-seeded Commodores sit atop the leaderboard on a 7-under-par 569 tournament total. No. 4 Duke is in third place at 2-over-par 578, while No. 1 Wake Forest is in fourth place at 3-over-par 579.
There is a five-shot difference between fourth and fifth place, while the top four teams at the end of the tournament will improve to the NCAA Championship.
Just one day after firing off 10 birdies for a first-round 65, Polly Mack remains in contention on the individual leaderboard. She finds herself in second place, just three shots back from leader Jennie Park of Texas A&M. The senior rallied a 1-over-par 73 in the second round, narrowly dipping into the seven-under tournament total she had to start the day.
Benedetta Moresco flirted with the top three throughout the day, concluding the second round with a 4-under-par 68 and tied for sixth place. The sophomore found seven birdies on the course, including four on the front nine and three on the back nine. She was six under on the day, before recording a double bogey on the par-4 No. 15. However, Moresco followed that up with three straight pars, helping herself to a 3-under-par 141 tournament total ahead of the final round.
Isabella van der Biest recorded a season best 1-under-par 71 in the second round to improve more than a dozen spots on the individual leaderboard, going from T54 Monday to T30 Tuesday. The rookie's 71 contributed to the team score for the first time during the tournament, as she boasts a 5-over-par 149 tournament total in her first regional appearance.
Like van der Biest, Emilie Øverås is tied for 30th place on a 5-over-par 149.
Øverås had a strong round, despite a blemish on the back nine. The junior was one under on the day before a suffering a quintuple bogey on the par-4 No. 15, but with ease, she bounced back with three straight birdies to cap her round at 4-over-par 76.
Angelica Moresco turned in a 3-over-par 75 Tuesday, improving to a share of 42nd place on a 7-over-par 155 tournament total.
Alabama will resume play with the final round Wednesday at 9:06 a.m. CT, teeing off hole No. 1 paired with Vanderbilt and Duke.
From Head Coach Mic Potter
"I was really pleased with our start today. The team did a great job of playing to the correct targets and managing their games. We made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes on the back side but did a nice job of bouncing back and not letting one poor shot lead to another. We need to continue to play each shot with total commitment and let the results take care of themselves."
Results
- 2 Polly Mack 6-under-par 138
- T6 Benedetta Moresco 3-under-par 141
- T30 Emilie Øverås 5-over-par149
- T30 Isabella van der Biest 5-over-par 149
- T42 Angelica Moresco 7-over-par 151
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