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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The IUPUI women's golf team carded 318 in round two of the NCAA East Lansing Regional on Tuesday (May 7), in a round that was delayed by nearly five hours from the outset due to rain in the area. However, after the rain moved out, teams converged on the Forest Akers West Course and took aim at low scores with soft grounds making the course play longer, but manageable.
Junior
Marion Debove led the Jaguars' lineup with a 6-over 78 while
Nicole Howard carded a 7-over 79. Sophomore
Amelie Svejda finished at 8-over 80 and freshman
Kara Blair shot 9-over 81.
Sophomore
Sloane Winders was forced to withdraw late in her round as she continues to battle a myriad of injuries that have limited her to just 12 competitive rounds this season. Winders began her day with a birdie, but was in obvious pain by round's end and was unable to finish.
No IUPUI player was able to find a groove on Tuesday as the team collected just four birdies and no player in the lineup had more than one. Debove was steady throughout, but couldn't get the putter going until making a late birdie on the par-5, No. 13 on her next to last hole of the day.
Howard opened her round with a birdie on No. 16, but gave back a stroke with a bogey on No. 18 after coming up just short of the green with her approach shot. Howard's round consisted of nine pars, eight bogeys and her birdie to start the day. Like Howard, Svejda never really got going either with the 8-over 80. She made a birdie on the par-4, No. 4 early in her round to get back to 2-over through five holes.
Blair had a team-high 11 pars on Tuesday, including six straight at one point, but was unable to score given the conditions.
Kent State carded a second round 291 and continues to lead the 18-team field at 3-under 573. They're followed by Arizona (574), UCLA (581), Stanford (588), Indiana (592) and Illinois (592) as the top six teams advance to the NCAA National Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., later this month. UCLA's Patty Tavatanakit tied the course record with a second round 66 and is currently atop the leaderboard at 7-under 137 (71-66). Michigan State's Haylin Harris is second at 3-under 141 and three others are tied for third at 2-under 142.
Debove leads the Jaguars at 8-over 152 (74-78) and is tied for 46th overall. Howard is tied for 80th among the 96-player field at 158 (79-79).
IUPUI will be teamed with Harvard and Long Beach State for the tournament's final round, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday (May 8). Live results will be available via IUPUIJags.com or GolfStat.
