EDISTO BEACH, S.C. – The Elon women's golf team stayed firmly in title contention at the Edisto Island Invitational with a 15-over-par 299 in the second round Tuesday. The Phoenix (+25), which led the 14-team field after the first 18 holes of play, ended the second round in second place and trails only host College of Charleston (+20).
Emma Hansen carded an even-par 71 in the second round to remain at 1-over (72-71 – 143) for the tournament. The Phoenix sophomore is in sole possession of second place and sits two shots behind College of Charleston's Molly Hardwick (-1) after 36 holes. Hansen – who owned a share of the individual lead after round one – got off to a slow start Tuesday with back-to-back bogeys on holes 3-4, but rebounded with three birdies on holes 5, 10 and 15.
Senior
Ashley Lafontaine is in solo fourth place after 36 holes as she shot a 3-over 74 in round two. Despite a triple bogey on the first hole of the day, she shot even par across the remaining 17 holes to stay within five shots of the individual lead.
Kelly Zhao (+9) and
Annie Wu (+11) are tied for 14th and 22nd, respectively after both shot 6-over 77 in the second round.
Freshman
Lara Rieke, playing as an individual, shot the second-best round of her young collegiate career with a second-round 74 to climb 10 spots into a tie for 22nd with Wu.
The Phoenix sits 13 shots ahead of third-place Georgia State entering the third round.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
| Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Charleston |
+20 |
300 |
288 |
|
588 |
| 2 |
Elon |
+25 |
294 |
299 |
|
593 |
| 3 |
Georgia State |
+38 |
299 |
307 |
|
606 |
| 4 |
Stetson |
+44 |
310 |
302 |
|
612 |
| 5 |
East Carolina |
+45 |
314 |
299 |
|
613 |
ELON ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
* Playing as an individual
UP NEXT
Elon will play round three Tuesday alongside College of Charleston and Georgia State. Play begins with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. ET.
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