Mercer One Back of Troy Entering Final Round at Idle Hour

Monday, October 31

Macon, Ga.

Mercer University

Idle Hour Collegiate Championship

Photo Gallery Results

Mercer One Back of Troy Entering Final Round at Idle Hour

10/31/2016 9:06:00 PM | Women's Golf

Photo Gallery Results

By: Patrick T. Walsh

PHOTO GALLERY | RESULTS (PDF)

MACON, Ga. – Hannah Mae Deems and Marin Hanna each finished the day 3-over-par and Mercer finished the day just one stroke behind Troy on the team leaderboard as the first day of action wrapped up Monday at the Idle Hour Collegiate Championship in Macon.

The host Bears now enter Tuesday's final round vying for a team title at its own tournament but must overcome Troy and withstand any run by Southern Miss, sitting just two strokes behind Mercer.

MERCER SCORECARD

2.	Mercer	+21	597
T-4.	Hannah Mae Deems	+3	147
T-4.	Marin Hanna	+3	147
T-14.	Terese Romeo	+6	150
T-28.	Lauren Lightfritz	+9	153
T-62.	Jaelyn Tindal	+20	164

MERCER ON THE TEAM LEADERBOARD
Entering Tuesday's final round Mercer (+21) is just one stroke behind Troy (+20) and two strokes ahead of Southern Miss (+23). But the Bears will also have other competition as six teams are within eight strokes of each other including Toledo (+26), Cincinnati (+28) and Western Kentucky (+28).

MERCER ON THE INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Hannah Mae Deems and Marin Hanna are both tied for fourth along with Western Kentucky's Mary Joiner and 4-over-par. Deems posted 74-73 in her two rounds Monday while Hanna carded 73-74. Both are five strokes behind Troy's Fatima Cano, who sits atop the individual leaderboard at 2-under-par. Helping the Bears' team score, Terese Romeo sits in the top 15 on the individual leaderboard as she is 6-over-par and tied for 14^th.

FINAL ROUND PAIRINGS
Mercer, Southern Miss and Troy will be paired with each other in Tuesday's final round as the top three programs on the team leaderboard will battle each other separated by only three strokes. The final round on Tuesday will tee off with a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. ET. Mercer, Southern Miss and Troy will begin the final round on Holes 1-4.

How to Follow the Bears:
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Golf, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWGolf (Twitter), /MercerWGolf (Facebook) and @MercerWGolf (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.