Lady Toppers Make Second Round Push in UNF Collegiate

Monday, March 9

Jacksonville, Fla.

Western Kentucky University

Hosted by North Florida

Photo by: Steve Roberts/WKU Athletics

3/9/2020 6:34:00 PM | Women's Golf

First and Second Round Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – WKU Women's Golf moved from tied 11th after round one to solo eighth after round two, improving by 13 strokes as a team. The Lady Toppers are just six strokes from a top-five finish headed into the final round of the UNF Collegiate.

After shooting 26-over 314 as a team in the first round, WKU shaved 13 shots to fire a 13-over 301 in the second round at the par-72, 5,926-yard Jacksonville Golf & Country Club.

Lady Topper senior Abigail Smee sits towards the top of the leaderboard, as an individual, tied for 11th with one round to play. She carded a pair of 3-over 75s on Monday to finish at 6-over 150 for the two rounds. Smee is one shot out of a top-10 finish and four shots from the top five.

Just behind Smee is fellow senior Mary Joiner and junior Megan Clarke. Joiner shot a 5-over 77 followed by a 2-over 74 while Clarke turned in a first-round 78 and a second-round 73, the best round of the day for the Red and White. The duo is tied for 16th at 7-over 151 for the day.

Freshman Sarah Arnold is currently tied for 48th after shooting a 78 and 79 for a 36-hole total of 13-over. Senior Bailey Tyree carded an 9-over 81 and 8-over 80 on Monday and is tied for 59th. Junior Olivia Reed improved by 13 shots from the first to second rounds, shooting an 88 and 75. She is tied for 69th on the leaderboard.

WKU will tee off at 7:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday in a shotgun start. Live scoring for the UNF Collegiate can be found here.

Results – First and second round

T11. Abigail Smee* – 75, 75 – 150
T16. Mary Joiner – 77, 74 – 151
T16. Megan Clarke – 78, 73 – 151
T48. Sarah Arnold – 78, 79 – 157
T59. Bailey Tyree – 81, 80 – 161
T69. Olivia Reed – 88, 75 – 163