Gamecocks Climb Leaderboard at NCAA Championship

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  –  The South Carolina women’s golf team rebounded from Friday’s stumble to shoot an even par 288 and climb the leaderboard in the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club on Saturday. 

The French Connection shined on Saturday as sophomores Pauline Roussin-Bouchard and Mathilde Claisse led the way with 1-under (71) scores. Roussin-Bouchard led the team with six birdies on the day, but had an up and down back nine that kept her from breaking through. Claisse sank four birdies herself to get back on track and help the Gamecocks chip away at the deficit from round one. 

Friday’s leader, freshman Paula Kirner, had another strong round on Saturday carding a 1-over (73) with three birdies, she’s tied for 17th heading into Sunday. Senior Ana Pelaez matched her freshman counterpart with a 1-over (73) with a trio of birdies. 

“Pretty good day for the Gamecocks today,” head coach Kalen Anderson said after the round. “Made a really good run at the beginning, bit of a tough finish but overall not a bad day. I’m really proud of how they rebounded from yesterday, had some really solid rounds. We just gotta look forward to the next couple days and fight hard.”

Carolina needs to finish Sunday’s round in the top 15 to qualify for the final round of stroke play on Monday. The Gamecocks tee off for the third round at 2:30 p.m. ET, 11:30 a.m. local time, on Sunday.
 

NCAA Championship Leaderboard – Round Two

1. Stanford – 569 (-7)
2. Duke – 573 (-3)
3. Texas – 577 (+1) 
4. Florida State – 583 (+7) 
5. Wake Forest – 585 (+9)
6. Oklahoma State – 586 (+10)
7. Ole Miss – 587 (+11)
8. LSU – 588 (+12) 
T9. Oregon – 590 (+14)
T9. Arizona – 590 (+14)
11. Arizona State – 591 (+15) 
T12. Michigan State – 595 (+19) 
T12. UCLA – 595 (+19) 
T14. Michigan – 600 (+24)
T14. South Carolina – 600 (+24)
16. Baylor – 601 (+25)
T17. Kent State – 602 (+26)
T17. Georgia – 602 (+26)
19. Maryland – 603 (+27) 
20. Auburn – 604 (+28) 
T21. Kentucky – 606 (+30)
T21. Virginia Tech – 606 (+30) 
23. Southern California – 607 (+31) 
24. Alabama – 618 (+42) 

Gamecock Leaderboard

T17. Paula Kirner – 145 (+1)
T52. Ana Pelaez – 149 (+5)
T82. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard – 152 (+8)
T96. Mathilde Claisse – 154 (+10)
T128. Lois Kaye Go – 87 (+15)
T128. Pimnipa Panthong – 90 (+18)