No. 4 Gamecocks, Rydqvist Both Second at Liz Murphey

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 4 South Carolina carded a field-best score of 284 (-4) on Saturday to move into second place at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The Gamecocks were one of just three teams in the field to post a red number in round two.

Senior Mathilde Claisse led the team with a big bounce back round of 69 (-3) where she made just one bogey and four birdies. Sophomore All-American Louise Rydqvist shot 71 (-1) with birdies on three of her five final holes of the rounds. She’s one shot back of leader Elina Sinz of Auburn.

Fellow sophomore All-American Hannah Darling climbed the leaderboard into a tie for 10^th after also shooting 71 (-1). She made three birdies and had an eagle at the par-5 17^th hole. Freshman Mia Sandtorv Lussand was the final counting score with a 73 (+1). Grad transfer Katherine Muzi also shot 73 (+1). They are T-22^nd at 3-over for the tournament. Senior Justine Fournand, who is playing as an individual this week, shot 72 (E) with a trio of red numbers on her scorecard.

No. 10 Auburn remains in the lead by 11 shots over Carolina thanks to a 286 (-2) today. The Gamecocks and Tigers are the only teams in the field under par through 36 holes. A comeback victory tomorrow for Carolina would be its third-straight win at the event.

The Gamecocks will be paired with Auburn and No. 21 Florida for the Sunday’s final round. It’s 8:30 a.m. (ET) shotgun start for the field. Live scoring will be available again via Golfstat.

2023 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Gamecock Leaderboard

2. Louise Rydqvist – 140 (-4)

T10. Hannah Darling – 144 (E)

T18. Justine Fournand* – 146 (+2)

T22. Mia Sandtorv Lussand – 147 (+3)

T22. Katherine Muzi – 147 (+3)

T42. Mathilde Claisse – 150 (+6)

* – playing as an individual this week

2023 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Leaderboard

1. No. 10 Auburn – 563 (-13)

2. No. 4 South Carolina – 574 (-2)

3. No. 21 Florida – 581 (+5)

T4. Purdue – 583 (+7)

T4. North Carolina – 583 (+7)

T6. No. 29 Georgia – 586 (+10)

T6. No. 19 Virginia – 586 (+10)

T6. Louisville – 586 (+10)

9. No. 9 Texas A&M – 589 (+13)

10. No. 44 Arkansas – 591 (+15)

11. No. 47 College of Charleston – 595 (+19)

12. No. 45 Alabama – 599 (+23)

13. Georgia Southern – 611 (+35)

14. San Diego State – 613 (+37)

15. Daytona State – 633 (+57)

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