McCurdy leads as Arkansas moves up
Jump to second roundresults FAYETTEVILLE – University of Arkansas senior Amanda McCurdy is tied for the lead after second round action at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Classic as the Lady Razorbacks climb up the leaderboard in Knoxville, Tenn. The El Dorado, Ark., native had just one birdie in the round but finished with a three-over 74 (70-74) for a 144 and a tie with Georgia’s Whitney Wade who carded a 72 (71-73) Saturday. Arkansas moved up three spots to a tie for third in the talented field shooting a second-day 299 for a 599. Number six Purdue leads the field at 589 followed by fourth-ranked Georgia with a 590. Arkansas, ranked third in the most recent poll, is tied with the Swedish Junior National team with the host Tennessee in fifth with a 606. Tulane and Michigan State are tied for sixth overall, ahead of North Carolina, Penn State and Southern Mississippi who round out the top 10. “It was again a bit of a struggle today,” said Arkansas head coach Kelley Hester. “I don’t feel we’ve played our best golf but we have another shot at it tomorrow” McCurdy leads the field and the Lady’Backs at the Cherokee Golf Club. Senior Courtney Mahon is tied for 12th overall checking in with a one-over 73 for a 149 (76-73). Sophomore Stacy Lewis is tied for 15th overall with a 150 (75-75), followed by sophomore Ashley Medders who is tied for 46th with a 156 (79-77). Senior Lindsey Hinshaw rounds out the “counting” five and is 64th overall with a 162 (79-83) while senior Sarah Trew, competing as an individual, is tied for 46th with 156 (79-77). Final round action concludes with a shotgun start Sunday.Mercedes-Benz Collegiate ClassicRound Two
1 | Purdue | 288-301=589 |
2 | Georgia | 297-293=590 |
T3 | Swedish Jr. Nationals | 297-302=599 |
T3 | Arkansas, U. of | 300-299=599 |
5 | Tennessee | 308-298=606 |
T6 | Tulane University | 308-299=607 |
T6 | Michigan State | 294-313=607 |
8 | North Carolina, U of | 305-303=608 |
T9 | Penn State Univ. | 306-308=614 |
T9 | Southern Methodist | 304-310=614 |
T11 | Ohio State | 313-302=615 |
T11 | Kent State | 296-319=615 |
13 | Northwestern Univ. | 310-307=617 |
14 | Alabama, U. of | 322-316=638 |
Individual Results
T1 | Amanda McCurdy | Arkansas | 70-74=144 |
T1 | Whitney Wade | Georgia | 71-73=144 |
T3 | Whitney Frykman | Purdue | 70-76=146 |
T3 | Maggie Lester (10) | Penn State Univ. | 73-73=146 |
T3 | Onnarin Sattayabanphot | Purdue | 70-76=146 |
T6 | Golda Johansson (10) | Tennessee | 75-72=147 |
T6 | Taylor Leon | Georgia | 73-74=147 |
T6 | Marci Turner (10) | Tennessee | 76-71=147 |
T9 | Christel Boeljon | Purdue | 76-72=148 |
T9 | Camilla Lennarth | Swedish Jr. Nationals | 71-77=148 |
T9 | Anna Nordqvist | Swedish Jr. Nationals | 76-72=148 |
T12 | Mary Ellen Jacobs (10) | Tulane University | 72-77=149 |
T12 | Courtney Mahon | Arkansas | 76-73=149 |
T12 | Mandi McConnell | Michigan State | 72-77=149 |
T15 | Mallory Hetzel | Georgia | 75-75=150 |
T15 | Ann Laney (10) | North Carolina, U of | 75-75=150 |
T15 | Alina Lee | Georgia | 78-72=150 |
T15 | Stacy Lewis | Arkansas | 75-75=150 |
T15 | Jenny Suh (10) | Alabama | 74-76=150 |
T15 | Alison Walshe (10) | Tulane University | 78-72=150 |
T21 | Stephanie Connelly (10) | Ohio State | 77-74=151 |
T21 | Linn Gustafsson | Swedish Jr. Nationals | 77-74=151 |
T21 | Kristina Rothengatter (10) | Southern Methodist | 75-76=151 |
T24 | Brittany Adams (10) | Ohio State | 77-75=152 |
T24 | Liliana Alvarez (10) | Tulane University | 79-73=152 |
T24 | Sara Brown | Michigan State | 74-78=152 |
T24 | Dayna Burleigh | Michigan State | 74-78=152 |
T24 | Anna Dahlberg-Soderstrom | Swedish Jr. Nationals | 73-79=152 |
T24 | Tara Delaney | Kent State | 71-81=152 |
T24 | Lacey Jones (10) | Southern Methodist | 78-74=152 |
T24 | Becky Wood | Kent State | 75-77=152 |
T32 | Myrte Eikenaar | Purdue | 72-81=153 |
T32 | Alice Kim (10) | Northwestern Univ. | 78-75=153 |
T32 | Katie Trachok (10) | Northwestern Univ. | 79-74=153 |
T35 | Sydney Crane (10) | North Carolina, U of | 78-76=154 |
T35 | Kirby Dreher | Kent State | 74-80=154 |
T35 | Kelly Froelich | Georgia | 80-74=154 |
T35 | Sara Lester (10) | Penn State Univ. | 78-76=154 |
T35 | Heather Rose | Michigan State | 74-80=154 |
T40 | Holly Cantwell (10) | Tennessee | 79-76=155 |
T40 | Carling Coffing (10) | Ohio State | 80-75=155 |
T40 | Maria Hernandez | Purdue | 78-77=155 |
T40 | Lauren Hunt (10) | North Carolina, U of | 82-73=155 |
T40 | Katie Miller (10) | North Carolina, U of | 75-80=155 |
T40 | Amber Weinerth (10) | Penn State Univ. | 80-75=155 |
T46 | Laura Caniff (10) | North Carolina, U of | 77-79=156 |
T46 | Jennifer Hong (10) | Northwestern Univ. | 77-79=156 |
T46 | Ashley Medders | Arkansas | 79-77=156 |
T46 | Sarah Trew (10) * | Arkansas | 79-77=156 |
T50 | Jessica Issler (10) | Tulane University | 79-78=157 |
T50 | Dana Je (10) | Ohio State | 79-78=157 |
T50 | Brittany Johnston (10) | Northwestern Univ. | 78-79=157 |
T50 | Kira Meixner | Kent State | 76-81=157 |
T50 | Heather Scholten (10) | Northwestern Univ. | 77-80=157 |
55 | Jennifer Ackerson (10) | Southern Methodist | 78-80=158 |
56 | Emelie Westrup | Swedish Jr. Nationals | 77-82=159 |
T57 | Shannon Boyle (10) * | North Carolina, U of | 76-84=160 |
T57 | Laura Cross (10) | Southern Methodist | 73-87=160 |
T57 | Violeta Retamoza (10) | Tennessee | 81-79=160 |
T57 | Carina Sorensen (10) | Alabama | 85-75=160 |
T61 | Kate Ackerson (10) | Southern Methodist | 81-80=161 |
T61 | Jessica Hauser (10) * | Ohio State | 81-80=161 |
T61 | Evelyn Paik (10) | Penn State Univ. | 75-86=161 |
64 | Lindsey Hinshaw | Arkansas | 79-83=162 |
T65 | Audrey Gale (10) | Alabama | 81-82=163 |
T65 | Jennifer Selfinger (10) | Ohio State | 81-82=163 |
67 | Lauren Lundy (10) | Penn State Univ. | 80-84=164 |
68 | Kasi Lee (10) | Tulane University | 88-77=165 |
T69 | Laura Goodwin (10) | Alabama | 83-83=166 |
T69 | Rachel Meikle (10) * | Michigan State | 84-82=166 |
T71 | Karen Delaney | Kent State | 85-82=167 |
T71 | Holly Niederkohr | Michigan State | 87-80=167 |
73 | Sarah Sturm (10) | Alabama | 84-84=168 |
74 | Nicole Smith (10) | Tennessee | 78-93=171 |
75 | Jennifer Davis (10) * | Tennessee | 86-87=173 |