Round #2 Results (.pdf)

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - The IUPUI women's golf team was unable to climb the leaderboard after a second round 332 (+44) at the par-72 Cougar Point Golf Course at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, hosted by the College of Charleston on Monday (Mar. 4). The Jaguars dropped to 27th among the 32-team field as no Jaguar was able to break 80 in the tournament's second round.

Host College of Charleston holds a four-shot lead over the field at 596 and No. 36 Campbell is second at 600. Richmond is third at 605. The Jaguars sit at 659 after 36 holes, one shot back of Western Kentucky and four back of Bucknell. IUPUI leads Marshall by five shots and Loyola by 16 strokes.

Senior Jordan Essman led the Jaguars on Monday with a 10-over 82 and sophomore Yuri Otsuka came in with an 11-over 83.

Essman's scorecard included three birdies, but also saw her make five double bogeys on Monday. Otsuka showed some consistency and made birdie on the par-4 No. 8, but finished her round with two double bogeys in the last four holes.

"I like my team," Head Coach John Andrews said. "They're fine. They're good. They're rusty, but they're good.

"I'm not discouraged. I can't anticipate this continuing to go on. If we go out and shoot 335 tomorrow, maybe I'm a little concerned, but I really like my team."

Midyear addition Ana Fernandez de Mesa carded an 83 for the second straight day and senior Lauren Kuss closed at 84. Senior Jordan Woods capped the Jaguars' lineup at 87 while sophomore Olivia Kuss fired a 99 while playing as an individual.

"Ana hasn't made a birdie. Woods hasn't made a birdie and that's two really good players - I mean, really good players," Andrews said.

Kuss is currently tied for 96th among the 172-player field at 162 and Otsuka is tied for 111th at 164. Three players are tied atop the leaderboard at 1-over 145.

"Tomorrow, my goal is to have five girls shoot in the seventies," Andrews said. "It's definitely possible. We've got girls that are capable of it. I don't have a goal in terms of team score or team finish at this point, but I do think we're capable of having five girls shoot really good scores tomorrow."

Tuesday's play is expected to start with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start as the Jaguars will play Oak Point for the final round. IUPUI will be paired with Bucknell and Western Kentucky for the final round with Jaguars going off the eighth, ninth and tenth holes at the start.

Team Standings
1. College of Charleston - 292-304=596 (+20)
2. Campbell - 301-299=600 (+24)
3. Richmond - 306-299=605 (+29)
4. Troy - 302-308=610 (+34)
5. Daytona State - 302-310=612 (+36)
6. UNCG - 314-299=613 (+37)
7. Jacksonville State - 312-302=614 (+38)
8. Oral Roberts - 312-303=615 (+39)
9. Elon - 310-306=616 (+40)
10. Central Arkansas - 311-310=621 (+45)
11. Winthrop - 316-308=624 (+48)
12. Samford - 311-314=625 (+49)
t-13. Longwood - 316-312=628 (+52)
t-13. High Point - 316-312=628 (+52)
t-15. North Florida - 316-314=630 (+54)
t-15. Wofford - 314-316=630 (+54)
t-15. St. John's - 312-318=630 (+54)
18. Florida Gulf Coast - 311-320=631 (+55)
19. Newberry College - 315-318=633 (+57)
20. Presbyterian - 320-315=635 (+59)
21. Charleston Southern - 320-319=639 (+63)
22. Stephen F. Austin - 329-315=644 (+68)
23. Radford - 317-329=646 (+70)
24. Tennessee Tech - 324-328=652 (+76)
25. Bucknell - 326-329=655 (+79)
26. Western Kentucky - 330-328=658 (+82)
27. IUPUI - 327-332=659 (+83)
28. Marshall - 328-336=664 (+88)
29. Loyola - 344-331=675 (+99)
30. The Citadel - 337-346=683 (+107)
31. Towson - 339-345=684 (+108)
32. Fairleigh Dickinson - 333-354=687 (+111)

Individual Standings
t-96. Lauren Kuss - 78-84=162 (+18)
t-111. Yuri Otsuka - 81-83=164 (+20)
t-121. Ana Fernandez de Mesa - 83-83=166 (+22)
t-129. Jordan Essman - 85-82=167 (+23)
t-145. Jordan Woods - 85-87=172 (+28)
169. *Olivia Kuss - 93-99=192 (+48)
       *playing as an individual