April 13, 2013

Results

TEMPE, Ariz. — The South Carolina women’s golf team is in 13th place at the PING ASU Invitational after shooting a second-round 299 (+11) on Saturday at the ASU Karsten Golf Course.

The Gamecocks, who have a two-round total of 590 (+14), will enter Sunday’s final round looking to make a charge up the leaderboard after dropping back three spots on Saturday.

Freshman Sarah Schmelzel led the way again on Saturday as she carded a 1-over 73 to move into a tie for 16th with a total of 143 (-1). A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Schmelzel tallied three birdies and four bogeys on the afternoon to put herself in position for a second straight top-20 finish.

Junior Suzie Lee matched Schmelzel’s 73 for the low round of the day for South Carolina. Lee wrapped up the day in a tie for 45th with a total of 148 (+4). Lee was 1-under through 12 holes before making a double bogey on the par-4 third. She made par on the final six holes to head into the clubhouse at 1-over.

Senior Meredith Swanson turned in a 75 (+3) on Saturday to close out the afternoon in a tie for 35th with a total of 146 (+2). Freshman Mary Fran Hillow and sophomore Justine Dreher carded rounds of 78 (+6) and 79 (+7), respectively. Hillow is in a tie for 66th with a total of 153 (+9), and Dreher is tied for 73rd with a total of 156 (+12).

Junior Samantha Swinehart, who is playing as an individual, shot a 79 (+7) for the second straight day and is in a tie for 76th with a total of 158 (+14).

Second-ranked Duke holds a five-shot lead over No. 3 Alabama with a total of 563 (-13). Top-ranked Southern California and Stanford are tied for third with a total of 571 (-5), followed by Arizona (572) and Arizona State (572). Duke’s Laetitia Beck and Alabama’s Emma Talley are tied for the individual lead with a total of 137 (-7).

The Gamecocks will begin teeing off in the final round on Sunday at 8:10 a.m. MST off the No. 10 tee. Carolina will be paired with UNLV and Oregon. Live scoring will be available at golfstatresults.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA RESULTST16. Sarah Schmelzel (1) 70-73=143 (-1)T35. Meredith Swanson (5)   71-75=146 (+2)T45. Suzie Lee (2)     75-73=148 (+4)T66. Mary Fran Hillow (4)   75-78=153 (+9)T73. Justine Dreher (3)       77-79=156 (+12)*T76. Samantha Swinehart  79-79=158 (+14)*Playing as an individual
TEAM STANDINGS1. Duke             280-283=563 (-13)2. Alabama          284-284=568 (-8)T3. Southern California     283-288=571 (-5)T3. Stanford            289-282=571 (-5)T5. Arizona             288-284=572 (-4)T5. Arizona State       291-281=572 (-4)7. Texas            286-289=575 (-1)8. TCU              292-285=577 (+1)9. UCLA             279-302=581 (+5)10. Texas A&M           287-296=583 (+7)11. UC Davis            287-297=584 (+8)12. Washington          292-294=586 (+10)13. South Carolina       291-299=590 (+14)14. UNLV            305-302=607 (+31)15. Oregon          311-299=610 (+34)T16. California         313-302=615 (+39)T16. Colorado           298-317=615 (+39)