Racers Set Records While Battling Tough University Ridge GC In NCAA Regional

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The Murray State Racers improved by five shots in the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championship Madison Regional and set a couple of school records and one Ohio Valley Conference record in the process. The Racers take a 16^th place standing into Wednesday's final round at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin.

Seeded No. 16 coming into their fifth NCAA appearance, the Racers have carded team scores of 307-302=609 and trailed 15^th place Idaho (603) by six shots and 14^th place Notre Dame (596) by 13 shots. MSU leads 17^th place North Dakota State (613) by four shots and IUPUI (620) by 11 strokes.

The Racers' 609 bested the OVC record for the low 36 holes at the NCAA Tournament of 611 by Eastern Kentucky in 2015. The Racer's 609 is better than the 614 they shot in 2017 as the MSU program record. MSU tied their program record single round mark at the NCAA with a 302, matching their 2017 score in Lubbock, Texas. Jacksonville State's 301 from 2007 still stands as the OVC's best at the NCAA Tournament for 36 holes.

Murray State's Anna Moore continued to pace the Racers with a spot in 52^nd place on scores of 73-75=148. Starting from the 10^th hole, Moore got off to a hot start with three birdies in her first four holes. Moa Folke was in 77^th place on rounds of 77-77=154. Raeshya Surendran had scores of 80-75=155 and was in 82^nd place, while Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria and Linette Holmslykke shared 86^th place. Puente Rodriguez carded scores of 82-75=157 and Holmslykke had scores of 77-80=157.

Duke jumped past Virginia for the lead with the final round coming Wednesday in Madison. Duke carded a 9-under-par 279 and had a total score of 562, eight shots ahead of Virginia (580) after they posted a 291. The rest of the top-5 teams included Southern California (573), Arizona State and Oregon State (574) and in sixth place it was a tie at 577 between Illinois, Northwestern and Ohio State. The top-6 teams will advance to the NCAA finals, so there should be plenty of drama in store for Wednesday's final round as

The Racers will again be paired with IUPUI and North Dakota State in the third day of the event. Their first tee time is at 9:39 a.m. CT.

Round 2 Notes
Wednesday's final round marks the end of the amazing collegiate career of Moa Folke, a Murray State senior from Tranas, Sweden. The 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, Folke leaves MSU as a four-time All-OVC selection and the winner of a pair of OVC individual tournament titles in 2016 and 2017. Fellow senior, Anna Moore of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, is a senior academically, but has one more year of eligibility playing time and plans to play another season at MSU while she begins her Masters studies.

The University Ridge GC is playing to a par of 72 and a length of 6,313 yards.

2018 NCAA Women's Golf Championship
University Ridge GC – Madison, Wisc.
Round 2 Results
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16 Murray State 307 302 609
T52 Anna Moore (3) 73 75 148
T77 Moa Folke (1) 77 77 154
T82 Raeysha Surendran (5) 80 75 155
T86 Lucila Puente Rodriguez (2) 82 75 157
T86 Linette Holmslykke (4) 77 80 157

Team Scores
1 Duke 283 279 562 -14
2 Virginia 279 291 570 -6
3 Southern California 285 288 573 -3
T4 Arizona State 288 286 574 -2
T4 Oregon State 289 285 574 -2
T6 Illinois 292 285 577 +1
T6 Northwestern 294 283 577 +1
T6 Ohio State 293 284 577 +1
T10 9 Iowa State 295 286 581 +5
10 Wisconsin 290 293 583 +7
11 Purdue 298 286 584 +8
12 Campbell 298 290 588 +12
13 Old Dominion 295 295 590 +14
14 Notre Dame 299 297 596 +20
15 Idaho 306 297 603 +27
16 Murray State 307 302 609 +33
17 North Dakota State 315 298 613 +37
18 IUPUI 313 307 620 +44

University Ridge Golf Course
University Ridge derives its name from the landscape features left by the last retreating glacier. The course sits on the terminal moraine, where the Wisconsin Glacier stopped, forming the backbone of the ridge that separates the land into groups of rolling hills and valleys. The natural ridge dictated course construction and the designers followed the contours of the land to create a natural setting that overlooks the City of Madison.

With five sets of tees ranging from 5,005 to 7,289 yards, University Ridge offers something for players of every ability level. The wide open front nine rolls through a preserved prairie and marshland, while the first six holes of the back nine are cut out of a dense Wisconsin woodland. The course opens up again at the 554-yard signature 16th hole, which features three fairways and 16 bunkers. The 18th is the perfect finishing hole as a climb of 182 feet between woodland and prairie is required to complete the 443-yard par 4. University Ridge is a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program which promotes protecting water quality, conserving natural resources, and providing wildlife habitats. The Ice Age Trail, one of eight National Scenic Trails in the U.S., also runs through a portion of the golf course.

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