April 15, 2008
El Paso, Texas (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF women's golf team will enter the final round of the Texas Roadhouse Conference USA Championship in third place after posting a team score of 314 (+26) on Monday. The Knights were led by junior May Tomimbang (Kissimmee, Fla.), who fired her second-consecutive 77 (+5) on the Butterfield Trail Golf Club course.
Freshman Jessy Tang (Miami, Fla.) and Leigh Crosby (Athens, Ga.) each posted 78's during second-round play on the 6,294-yard layout to remain in the top 20 of the individual standings. Tang is the top Knight through two rounds with a 36-hole total of 152 (+8). She is tied for eighth, while Tomimbang is tied for 14th with a two-round total of 154 (+10). Crosby is tied for 16th at 155 (+11).
Tulsa moved up from fifth to the top of the standings after round two with the best team round of the tournament. The Golden Hurricane combined for a 297 (+9) on Monday and have a two-day total of 601 (+25). East Carolina is second, seven shots off the pace set by Tulsa at 608 (+32).
The Knights are nine strokes behind the Pirates and hold a slim one-shot lead on SMU, who is in fourth place with a two-day total of 618 (+42). East Carolina's Abby Bools and Tulsa's Woeri Shin lead the individual standings with a total of 147 (+3) through two rounds.
Freshman Katie Detlefsen and junior Stephanie Connelly are tied for 26th in the standings with 36-hole totals of 158 (+14). Detlefsen carded an 81 (+9), while Connelly shot an 83 (+11) in second-round play.
UCF has tied for third in this event the previous two seasons.
Final round action of the tournament is set for Wednesday. Live scoring for the three-day event will be available on www.golfstat.com.
Team Leaderboard (Round Two)
Tulsa 304-297 = 601 (+25)East Carolina 303-305 = 608 (+32)UCF 303-314 = 617 (+41)SMU 308-310 = 618 (+42)UTEP 303-321 = 624 (+48)UAB 306-321 = 627 (+51)Memphis 309-318 = 627 (+51)Southern Miss 301-331 = 632 (+56)Marshall 316-338 = 654 (+78)
Individual Leaderboard (Round Two)1 Abby Bools (East Carolina) 73-74 = 147 (+3) Woeri Shin (Tulsa) 76-71 = 147 (+3)3 Jaime Brabb (UAB) 72-76 = 148 (+4)4 Leisl Houbrouck (Tulsa) 72-77 = 149 (+5) Rachel Larson (Memphis) 78-71 = 149 (+5)
UCF Players (Round Two)T8 Jessy Tang 74-78 = 152 (+8)T14 May Tomimbang 77-77 = 154 (+10)T16 Leigh Crosby 77-78 = 155 (+11)T26 Stephanie Connelly 75-83 = 158 (+14)T26 Katie Detlefsen 77-81 = 158 (+14)
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