March 3, 2018
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Senior Kelli Murphy and sophomore Elena Hualde led the Auburn women's golf team in the second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on Saturday.
Murphy shot 73 (+2), a four-shot improvement from her first round, to move up to a tie for 31st. After opening with a birdie, she made the turn at 2-over and closed out her round with nine straight pars on a tough scoring day for the whole field. Hualde was three shots better than her opening round with a 74 (+3) on Saturday that included a pair of birdies.
Freshman Julie McCarthy and sophomore Kayley Marschke each shot 78 (+7), and senior Michaela Owen carded a 79 (+8).
As a team, the Tigers remained in 17th place with a 303 (+19) today and have a score of 607 (+39) for the tournament. Auburn made up a bit of ground on the field as just nine shots separate the Tigers from the tournament top-10.
Alabama held onto its lead at 9-over, six shots ahead of second-place Northwestern (+15). LSU's Claudia De Antonio is the individual leader at 139 (-3).
The Tigers finish out the week Sunday starting on the 10th tee at 7:30 a.m. CT, paired with Virginia and Oklahoma State. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
Second-round results from the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, hosted by South Carolina at Long Cove Club (par 71, 6,265 yards) in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Team Standings
1. Alabama ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 577 (+9)
2. Northwestern ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 583 (+15)
3. Arkansas ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 586 (+18)
4. Furman ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 589 (+21)
5. Wake Forest ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 590 (+22)
6. Duke ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 591 (+23)
7. LSU ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 593 (+25)
8. Vanderbilt ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 595 (+27)
9. Georgia ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 597 (+29)
10. South Carolina ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 598 (+30)
11. North Carolina ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 601 (+33)
12. Arizona State ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 602 (+34)
13. Mississippi State ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 603 (+35)
T14. Tennessee ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 605 (+37)
T14. Baylor ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 605 (+37)
16. Oklahoma State ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 606 (+38)
17. Auburn ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 607 (+39)
18. Virginia ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 616 (+48)
Auburn Individuals
T31. Kelli Murphy ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 77-73=150 (+8)
T38. Elena Hualde ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 77-74=151 (+9)
T54. Julie McCarthy ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 75-78=153 (+11)
T63. Michaela Owen ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 75-79=154 (+12)
T75. Kayley Marschke ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 78-78=156 (+14)