Lady Tops Look to Move Up in Final Round

Saturday, September 28

Lexington, Ky.

Western Kentucky University

Hosted by Kentucky

Photo by: Steve Roberts/WKU Athletics

9/28/2019 4:48:00 PM | Women's Golf

Second Round Results

LEXINGTON, Ky. – WKU Women's Golf finished with a team score of 301 on Saturday at Kentucky's Bettie Lou Evans Invitational. The squad's performance earned them the fourth-place spot headed into the final round.

Freshman Sarah Arnold carded the best round of the day for the Lady Toppers, finishing at 1-over 73. Arnold notched four birdies in her 18 holes, improving from her first round by four strokes at the University Club's par-72, 6,114-yard Big Blue Course.

Sitting in the team's top placement are senior Mary Joiner and junior Olivia Reed. Both Joiner and Reed have put together scores of 72 and 75 to record a 36-hole total of 3-over 147. The pair are tied for 13th as they move into the final round and are only three shots out of eighth.

WKU's fourth score of the day came from Lizzie Loy. The sophomore finished 6-over in the second round, moving just outside the top-25 to sit tied for 29th.

Megan Clarke recorded an 80 on Saturday while individual Abigail Smee notched a 79. The seniors are currently T36 and T47 respectively.

Tulane's Carlota Palacios is at the top of the individual leaderboard with a score of 4-under-par 140. Host Kentucky leads the team scores also at 4-under.

The Lady Toppers will play the final 18 holes in a shotgun format on Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. CT.

Results – Second Round
T13 – Mary Joiner – 72, 75 – 147
T13 – Olivia Reed – 72, 75 – 147
T25 – Sarah Arnold – 77, 73 – 150
T29 – Lizzie Loy – 73, 78 – 151
T36 – Megan Clarke – 72, 80 – 152
T47 – Abigail Smee* - 75, 79 – 154