Senior Catie Craig, playing in her 99 th career round for WKU, fired an even-par 70 on Saturday and moved up the leaderboard nearly 20 spots. Averi Cline fired a 2-over 72 during the second round while Sydney Hackett improved by three shots with a 3-over 73.
NOTABLES
- Dwyer fired her third career round of even par, matching Friday's 70. She started her round with eight pars before a birdie at No. 9. After five straight pars to open the back nine, she bogeyed No. 15, birdied No. 16 and bogeyed No. 18.
- Dwyer has played the Par 4s at 3-under through 36 holes, tied for the best in the 78-player field. Her 26 pars through 36 holes are tied for third-best in the field.
- Craig, like Dwyer, had two birdies and two bogeys on Saturday.
- As a team, the Lady Tops lead the field with 120 pars through two rounds. WKU had just six birdies Saturday – with Cline and Hackett each adding one.
QUOTABLE
"Everyone played better today and Kaylee continues to play really solid. We left a few putts out there, and it would've made it a special round had those dropped. I'm looking forward to finishing strong tomorrow." – head coach Adam Gary
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. College of Charleston | 282-281—563 (+3)
2. Furman | 288-279—567 (+7)
3. Sacramento State | 282-286—568 (+8)
T4. Western Kentucky | 292-285—577 (+17)
T4. Old Dominion | 291-286—577 (+17)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1.Emma Schimpf, CofC | 68-67—135 (-5)
T6. Kaylee Dwyer | 70-70—140 (E)
T21. Catie Craig | 74-70—144 (+4)
T24. Averi Cline | 73-72—145 (+5)
T42. Sydney Hackett | 76-73—149 (+9)
T69. Nina McMurtrey | 75-80—155 (+15)
NEXT UP
The third round of the Evie Odom Invitational begins at 7:30 a.m. CT on Sunday.
