March 24, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF women's golf team climbed two spots in the overall standings following the second round of the 35th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on Saturday. The Golden Knights, who are tied for 15th overall, had three golfers improve their scores from round one to round two as the team shot a 308 (+24), which was an 11-stroke improvement from the opening round.
Auburn held onto the team lead for the second consecutive day as the Tigers (592, +24) hold a five-shot lead on fellow Southeastern Conference foe Arkansas (597, +29). Like Auburn in the team standings, LSU's Melissa Eaton is a top the individual leaderboard for the second straight day. Eaton has a two-round total of 143 (+1), which is one shot clear of Virginia's Leah Wigger (144, +2).
Freshman Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va./Dominion) posted the team's best round for the second straight day as she turned in a 75 (+4). Her round included a pair of birdies.
Sophomore Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md./The Pendleton School) turned in a four-shot improvement from Friday's round as she carded a 76 (+5), including birdies on No. 12 and No. 9, her finishing hole for the day.
Freshman Leigh Crosby (Athens, Ga./Oconee) had the best improvement from the first round, shooting a 77 (+6) in her home town after posting an 83 (+12) on Friday.
Crosby's classmate Victoria Tomko (Lontzen, Belgium/Bradenton Academy) also lowered her first-round score by four strokes in round two, posting an 80 (+9) to round out the four scorers for the Knights.
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Team Leaderboard - (Second Round)Rank Team Totals1 Auburn 293-299 = 592 (+24)2 Arkansas 300-297 = 597 (+29)3 Florida 300-298 = 598 (+30)4 Wake Forest 307-292 = 599 (+31) Virginia 303-296 = 599 (+31)6 South Carolina 302-300 = 602 (+34)7 Alabama 302-301 = 603 (+35) Georgia 303-300 = 603 (+35) Purdue 304-299 = 603 (+35)10 Michigan State 297-310 = 607 (+39) LSU 301-305 = 607 (+39)12 Florida State 312-302 = 614 (+46)13 Kent State 314-310 = 624 (+56)14 Furman 312-314 = 626 (+58)15 UCF 319-308 = 627 (+59)16 Mississippi State 314-315 = 629 (+61)17 August State 314-325 = 639 (+71)18 Georgia State 331-312 = 643 (+75)
Individual LeaderboardRank Player (School) Total1 Melissa Eaton (LSU) 70-73 = 143 (+1)2 Leah Wigger (Virginia) 72-72 = 144 (+2)3 Helena Blomberg (Alabama) 74-71 = 145 (+3) Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 72-73 = 145 (+3) Jenna Pearson (South Carolina) 74-71 = 145 (+3) Caroline Westrup (Florida State) 72-73 = 145 (+3)
UCF Individuals (Place)Sara Hurwitch (T20) 74-75 = 149 (+7)Stephanie Connelly (T53) 80-76 = 156 (+14)Leigh Crosby (T70) 83-77 = 160 (+18)Kristy McLaughlin (T85) 82-82 = 164 (+22)Victoria Tomko (T85) 84-80 = 164 (+22)