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Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Lady Vols Chip Away at Darius Rucker
March 08, 2014 | Women's Golf
March 8, 2014
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Tennessee women's golf team continued its grind at the third annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on Saturday.
The Lady Vols shot a second round 300 (+16) to make for a two day total of 604 (+36). UT currently sits in 12th place ahead of three top-25 nationally ranked teams (Arizona State, Auburn, and Kentukcy).
"Today was a little better round, but we let some shots get away at the end," head coach Judi Pavon said. "This team is really improving and doing a lot of good things and I feel like everything will come together soon. Mason [Chen] played well today after a poor round yesterday and Lucia [Polo] has been solid both rounds."
Lucia Polo continues to lead the way for Tennessee at the Long Cove Club. Polo has a two day total of 149 (+7), placing her in a tie for 26th place.
Chessey Thomas has shot back-to-back rounds of 75 (+8) to place her in a tie for 30th.
Freshman Hannah Pietila finished next in line on the Lady Vol leaderboard, shooting a second round 76 (+5).
Mason Chen and Emmie Pietila both sit in a tie for 69th place heading into the final round at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. Emmie has carded a two day total of 157 (+15) while competing as an individual. Chen shot a team best 74 (+3) on Saturday to catapult her up the standings.
Daeun Song completed the UT lineup with a 36-hole total of 161 (+19).
The Duke Blue Devils continue to lead the tournament with a two day score of 575 (+7). Alabama's Stephanie Meadow maintains her individual lead by a stroke over Duke's Celine Boutier and LSU's Caroline Nistrup.
Tennessee will complete its stay at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on Sunday morning.
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Volunteer fans can continue to keep up with the team by following @LadyVol_Golf on Twitter.
| TEAM SCORES (Through Two Round) | ||
| 1. | Duke | 284-291--575 (+7) |
| 2. | Vanderbilt | 293-290--583 (+15) |
| 3. | South Carolina | 294-296--590 (+22) |
| 4. | North Carolina | 295-297--592 (+24) |
| 5. | LSU | 297-296--593 (+25) |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 298-296--594 (+26) |
| 7. | Arkansas | 297-300--597 (+29) |
| T-8. | Virginia | 305-294--599 (+31) |
| T-8. | Alabama | 293-306--599 (+31) |
| 10. | Stanford | 297-303--600 (+32) |
| 11. | Wake Forest | 299-302--601 (+33) |
| 12. | Tennessee | 304-300--604 (+36) |
| T-13. | Kentucky | 307-299--606 (+38) |
| T-13. | Auburn | 305-301--606 (+38) |
| T-15. | Arizona State | 311-299--610 (+42) |
| T-15. | Furman | 307-303--610 (+42) |
| 17. | Georgia | 317-295--612 (+42) |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (Through Two Round) | ||
| 1. | Stephanie Meadow, Alabama | 67-72--139 (-3) |
| T-2. | Celine Boutier, Duke | 69-71--140 (-2) |
| T-2. | Caroline Nistrup, LSU | 71-69--140 (-2) |
| UT SCORES (Through Two Round) | ||
| T-26. | Lucia Polo | 74-75--149 (+7) |
| T-30. | Chessey Thomas | 75-75--150 (+8) |
| T-52. | Hannah Pietila | 77-76--153 (+11) |
| T-69. | Mason Chen | 83-74--157 (+15) |
| *T-69. | Emmie Pietila | 76-81--157 (+15) |
| T-82. | Daeun Song | 78-83--161 (+19) |
