Mercer Women in Eighth Following Two Rounds at Golfweek Program Challenge

Monday, September 12

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Mercer University

Golfweek Program Challenge

Mercer Women in Eighth Following Two Rounds at Golfweek Program Challenge

9/12/2016 5:19:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Patrick Walsh

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Mercer's women's golf team carded a 29-over-par 313 Monday as a slow start stymied the Bears in the second round of the Golfweek Program Challenge at the Caledonia Golf and Fish club in Myrtle Beach.

Freshman Lauren Lightfritz led the team for a second consecutive day at 6-over-par but carded four bogeys in her first five holes to start before rebounding to string together a run of pars. She enters Tuesday's final round tied for 12^th place at 5-over-par overall.

MERCER SCORECARD

8.	Mercer University	+45	613
T-12.	Lauren Lightfritz	+5	147
T-36.	Terese Romeo	+13	155
T-36.	Hannah Mae Deems	+13	155
T-44.	Jaelyn Tindal	+14	156
72.	Marin Hanna	+25	167

MERCER IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer enters the final day of competition in eighth place, only six strokes back of sixth place (Jamse Madison, +39). The Bears are just one stroke behind Gardner-Webb and two strokes ahead of Tennessee Tech in a competitive field that has seven teams separated by 11 strokes. Boston College and Campbell are tied atop the team leaderboard at 7-overpar.

NEXT ROUND PAIRINGS
The Bears will tee off the final round of competition starting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mercer will be paired with Gardner-Webb and Tennessee Tech.

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