April 2, 2011

By Wes Todd
Assistant Media Relations Director

ATHENS, Ga. – South Carolina completed the second round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on Saturday afternoon, shooting a 313 (+25) on a breezy day at the UGA Golf Club. The Gamecocks are in 19th place with 18 holes to play.

It was a tough day for the Gamecocks. Among the five in the starting lineup, only freshman Suzie Lee was able to break 80, shooting a 5-over-par 77 to lead Carolina. She was even-par through seven holes, making a pair of birdies to offset two opening bogeys before making the turn at just 1-over. She would avoid any big numbers on her second nine, but made four bogeys to finish at 5-over for the day.

Sophomore Meredith Swanson, playing as an individual, improved by five shots on her opening round with a 78 (+6). In her first seven holes, she recorded two birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey, and she made the turn at 3-over for the day. Three straight bogeys to open her back nine dropped her to 6-over, but she overcame a bogey at 17 with a birdie at the 18th to finish at 6-over day.

Junior Katie Burnett posted an 81 (+9) in her second round. Her front nine was mostly uneventful as she carded three bogeys and a birdie to make the turn at 2-over. But the back end of her round was tough as she made three bogeys and two double-bogeys on her last five holes. Katie Rose Higgins and Samantha Swinehart both shot 83 (+11), and Amanda Strang signed for an 84 (+12).

Alabama leads the way at 1-over-par after a round of 291 (+3) today. Purdue is four shots back at 5-over-par 581, with Georgia in third place at 585 (+9). Individually, Purdue’s Numa Gulyanamitta is the tournament leader at even-par 144, with UGA’s Marta Silva Zamora and Arkansas’ Emily Tubert tied for second at 145 (+1).

Round three begins with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Sunday; the Gamecocks will begin the final round on hole 15. Live scoring is available through golfstat.com.

LIZ MURPHEY COLLEGIATE CLASSIC – SECOND ROUND
April 2, 2011 • Athens, Ga.
UGA Golf Course • Par 72, 6,335 Yards

SOUTH CAROLINA RESULTS
T51. Suzie Lee – 78-77=155 (+11)
T78. Katie Burnett – 77-81=158 (+14)
T82. Samantha Swinehart – 76-83=159 (+15)
T92. Amanda Strang – 76-84=160 (+16)
*T98. Meredith Swanson – 83-78=161 (+17)
T104. Katie Rose Higgins – 79-83=162 (+18)
* – individual

TEAM STANDINGS
(Four best balls each hole)
1. Alabama – 286-291=577 (+1)
2. Purdue – 284-297=581 (+5)
3. Georgia – 291-294=585 (+9)
4. Duke – 291-296=587 (+11)
5. Notre Dame – 291-294=588 (+12)
6. Ohio State – 300-289=589 (+13)
7. Virginia – 294-296=590 (+14)
T8. Auburn – 294-297=591 (+15)
T8. Wake Forest – 294-297=591 (+15)
T10. Arkansas – 294-298=592 (+16)
T10. Michigan State – 296-296=592 (+16)
12. Florida – 300-293=593 (+17)
13. Florida State – 293-302=595 (+19)
14. North Carolina – 297-299=596 (+20)
T15. LSU – 303-296=599 (+23)
T15. Oklahoma – 295-304=599 (+23)
17. Kent State – 306-297=603 (+27)
18. Kennesaw State – 295-313=608 (+32)
19. South Carolina – 296-313=609 (+33)
20. Kentucky – 307-303=610 (+34)
21. Furman – 304-307=611 (+35)
22. Georgia State – 311-302=613 (+37)
23. Chattanooga – 310-304=614 (+38)