Mississippi State
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Bulldogs Jump Into Top 5 After Day Two
March 07, 2015 | Women's Golf
Hilton Head, S.C. – Coming off a challenging first round on Friday, the Mississippi State Women's golf team battled some of the nation's top teams to end day two in fourth place.
Having trouble with the greens on Friday, MSU pulled it together and fired a stellar 291.
“The girls proved today that they have the ability to dig deep and finish strong,” MSU coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said, “I am impressed with what they can achieve, and hopefully it will carry over into Sunday's final round.”
Having to delay play by 30 minutes because of frost, the Bulldogs showed great resilience, as two golfers finished in the Top 10. Jumping a staggering 26 places was sophomore Jessica Peng, who was named to the ANNIKA Award watch list. For the second day in a row, Peng led the team in holes birdied with three. She fired an impressive 71 to finish tied for ninth place.
Tied with Peng is senior All-America and also a current member of the ANNIKA Award watch list, Ally McDonald. Shooting par on the front nine holes, McDonald ended they day two-over-par, and tied for ninth overall.
Also improving her score in Saturday's second round was Ji Eun Baik. The sophomore shaved two strokes off of her first round score to card a 74 and completed the day tied for 34th.
Senior Rica Tse fired a 75 and finished tied for 40th.
Junior Blaise Carabello marked off 10 strokes from her first-round total, tying the second best score on the team Saturday with a 73.
Bulldogs will continue play in the final round Sunday morning.
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate- Second Round Results
1. Duke 293+283=576 (+8); 2. LSU 291+286=577; 3.Southern California 285+296=581; 4. Miss. State 300+291=591 (+23); 5. South Carolina 299+293=592; 6. Tennessee 300+294+594; 7.Wake Forest 303+293=596; 8. Furman 300+297=597; 9. Arkansas 293+306=599; 10.Alabama 303+301=604; T11. Auburn 298+307=605; T11. North Carolina 293+312=605; 13. Arizona State 298+308=606; T14. Vanderbilt 301+306=607; T14. Virginia 304+303=607; 16. Georgia 303+311= 614; 17. Kentucky 310+309=619
MSU Players - Second Round Results
T9. Chieh Jessica Peng 75+71=146; T9. Ally McDonald 73+73=146; T34. Ji Eun Baik 76+74 =150; T40. Rica Tse 76+75=151; T66. Blaise Carabello 83+73=156
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