Day #2 Results (.pdf)
MESA, Ariz. - The IUPUI women's golf team was unable to muster much of a move on day two of the Clover Cup on Saturday (Mar. 16), carding a second round 320 to remain in 13th place at 642. Junior
Marion Debove carded a 2-over 74 and sophomore
Amelie Svejda shot a 5-over 77 to pace the Jaguars.
Top-ranked USC continued to separate from the field with a second round 293 to build a 13 stroke lead over second-place Oklahoma (598). Kentucky (599), Mississippi State (603) and Houston (606) make up the top five heading into Sunday's final round while host Notre Dame is sixth at 609. Kentucky's Leonie Bettel continues to lead the individual leaderboard at 3-under 141 while USC's Jennifer Chang is second at even par 144.
For the tournament, Debove is tied for 36th among the 90-player field at 155 (81-74) and Svejda is tied for 42nd at 156 (79-77).
On Saturday, freshman
Kara Blair (83) and sophomore
Sloane Winders (86) capped the scoring four while sophomore
Reece Malapit (92) rounded out the five.
Debove was 3-over after five holes on Saturday, but rallied from there, finding trouble only once the rest of the round. She made bird on the long par-5, No. 18 to get back to 2-over, before giving two back with a double bogey on No. 1. She finished her day with six pars and two birdies to get back to 2-over.
Svejda was even at the turn after making two birdies and two bogeys in her opening nine holes, but shot 41 on her final nine to close at 77.
"My tee shots were really good today but I was struggling with my irons," Svejda said. "Luckily, most of the time my short game was able to save me. I'm excited to play one more round on this challenging golf course tomorrow."
Blair's 83 came on the heels of an opening round 80 and moved her into a tie for 67th overall at 163. Winders enters the final round at 168 (82-86) and Malapit is at 177 (85-92).
As a team, IUPUI continued to fare well on the par-3's, tying for third overall at 14-over as a team. However, the long par-5's have been problematic for the Jags as they're last among the field at 22-over.
The Jags will be paired with Cincinnati and Western Carolina again on Sunday and will begin teeing off at 8:00 a.m. local (11 Eastern). Live scoring will be on BirdieFire and a full recap and results will be posted to IUPUIJags.com immediately afterwards.
