Murray State University Athletics
MSU Cuts JSU Lead To Two At OVC Championship
4/17/2007 5:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
The goal for
After the dust cleared today, the Lady Racers are in a position to do just that; compete for the OVC's berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Lady Racers came up with a 308 in round two and shaved off one stroke from the
“This is all I can ask for, to have a chance to win the OVC title on the final day,” Velvet Milkman, MSU head coach said after the round at Drake Creek GC in
The Lady Racers played excellent golf and came up with four scores in the 70's, led by senior Lauren Hughes who posted a 74. Her round looked great early when she played the front nine at only 1-over par 37 with birdies at the par-3 5th and the par-4 9th.
Freshman Andrea Downer fired a 4-over 76 that featured 12 pars and one birdie.
Senior Christi Baron scored three birdies on the day and came home with a 79, while Bethany Yates also carded a 79 and freshman Megan McKinney managed an 83.
Individually, Downer is in second place for OVC medalist with a total score of 12-over 149. She is seven shots behind the leader, Samford's Katelyn Stanier who had a 74 in round two and has a total of 5-over 149. Yates is tied for sixth and Baron is in a tie for 13th.
“Lauren played great, I'm really proud of her as a senior to contribute like that,” Milkman said. “They all played well and that's what we've had all spring, it seems like every time out there has been a different leader, and that's what you have to have, everyone playing well together.”
Weather conditions improved dramatically for today's second round. After battling fierce winds on Monday, the field of 40 competitors were greeted with warmer temperatures and nearly no wind.
After JSU (629) and MSU (631), Samford is in third place (641) with
The Drake Creek Golf Club is playing to a par of 72 and a length of 6,129 yards.
The final round begins is Wednesday morning with all eight teams playing from the first tee with the first MSU-JSU-Samford pairing teeing off at 9:50 a.m.
The OVC winner will earn the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, which will be announced on Monday, April 30. The East Regional will be hosted by
Live scoring of the final round can be accessed at OVCSports.com or at www.GoRacers.Com.
