TicketsGREENVILLE, N.C. -- Katie Hallinan's even-par 144 has put her in third place, and the Cincinnati women's golf team is in sixth after the first two rounds of the Pirate Collegiate Classic.
Hallinan picked up nine birdies on the day and shot a 3-under 69 in the second round, a six-stroke improvement from the first. The Bearcats had three sub-70 rounds last year, with Hallinan earning two of those at the EKU Colonel Classic.
"This morning, the team really struggled to play with confidence," head coach Janet Carl said. "As the day went on, several players started to settle down and while we know this team is better than the afternoon score, they did show some grit as they fought to find their confidence. Tomorrow, we want the players to go out with confidence and trust their training. Katie posted a great afternoon round of 69 and Natalia came back with a 75. That really helped for us to move up the leaderboard. We are looking rorward for the team to come out strong tomorrow morning."
Sadie Pan is second in a tie for 25th, carding a 11-over 155. Natalia Sompolvorachai followed with a 158, tied for 31st. Her eight-stoke improvement trails only High Point's Minonna Falkman Lehes (nine strokes) for the best on the day. Paighton Masterson and Carmela Simon Prieto held even with 80s and 84s, respectively.
Cincinnati produced its best round in two of six regular tournaments last spring and will look to balance it out Tuesday. Live scoring is available here.
Team Leaderboard
1. East Carolina (588)
T2. Towson (603)
T2. Charleston Southern (603)
4. Marshall (604)
5. High Point (611)
6. Cincinnati (617)
7. Winthrop (620)
8. UNC Asheville (625)
9. Radford (639)
10. The Citadel (668)
Hallinan picked up nine birdies on the day and shot a 3-under 69 in the second round, a six-stroke improvement from the first. The Bearcats had three sub-70 rounds last year, with Hallinan earning two of those at the EKU Colonel Classic.
"This morning, the team really struggled to play with confidence," head coach Janet Carl said. "As the day went on, several players started to settle down and while we know this team is better than the afternoon score, they did show some grit as they fought to find their confidence. Tomorrow, we want the players to go out with confidence and trust their training. Katie posted a great afternoon round of 69 and Natalia came back with a 75. That really helped for us to move up the leaderboard. We are looking rorward for the team to come out strong tomorrow morning."
Sadie Pan is second in a tie for 25th, carding a 11-over 155. Natalia Sompolvorachai followed with a 158, tied for 31st. Her eight-stoke improvement trails only High Point's Minonna Falkman Lehes (nine strokes) for the best on the day. Paighton Masterson and Carmela Simon Prieto held even with 80s and 84s, respectively.
Cincinnati produced its best round in two of six regular tournaments last spring and will look to balance it out Tuesday. Live scoring is available here.
Team Leaderboard
1. East Carolina (588)
T2. Towson (603)
T2. Charleston Southern (603)
4. Marshall (604)
5. High Point (611)
6. Cincinnati (617)
7. Winthrop (620)
8. UNC Asheville (625)
9. Radford (639)
10. The Citadel (668)