JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- The 46th-ranked Furman (+5) women's golf team is in second place, while sophomore Sophia Burnett (-1) and junior Anna Morgan (-1) are tied for fifth Monday after two rounds of the UNF Collegiate at the par 72, 5,926 yard Jacksonville Golf and Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
Burnett, a native of Bluffton, S.C., carded a 73 with birdies on No. 7 and No. 16 in the day's opening round then fired a team-best 70 with three birdies in round two. Morgan, who hails from Spartanburg, S.C., paced the Paladins with a 70 and a team-high four birdies in round one and carded a 73 with birdies on No. 14 and No. 16 in the afternoon round. Â
The Paladin duo is two strokes back of Isha Dhruva (-3) of Penn State, Carlota Garcia (-3) of South Alabama, and North Florida's Daniela Bonzalez Pinto (-3), who lead the field after two rounds.
Senior Kyra Cox (+1) is tied for tenth heading into Tuesday's final round. Cox posted a 74 with birdies on No. 8 and No. 14 in round one and a 1-under 71 with a team-best five birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 8 and No. 9, in round two.
Senior Sarah-Eve Rhéaume (+6) shot an even 72 with three birdies in the day's first round and a 78 with a birdie on No. 14 in the afternoon round, tying for 29th. Sophomore Caroline Crumrine (+10), who is playing as an individual, is tied for 54th. Crumrine tallied a 79 with birdies on No. 5 and No. 16 for the first round and a 75 with birdies on No. 5 and No. 14 in the second round. Â
Freshman Savannah Hylton (+19) is tied for 84th following two rounds of play. She scored a 77 in round one and an 86 with a birdie on No. 14 in the day's last round.Â
Host North Florida (+1) holds a four-stroke lead over the Paladins (+5). No. 49 North Texas (+15) and Sam Houston (+15) are tied for third, followed by Jacksonville State (+16) in fifth.Â
The 54-hole tournament concludes on Tuesday with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start. The Paladins will tee off of No. 1 through No. 6 and will play in a group with North Florida and North Texas. Live tournament scoring will be available via http://www.golfstat.com.
2 Furman 289 292 581 +5
T5 Anna Morgan (1) 70 73 143 -1
T5 Sophia Burnett (2) 73 70 143 -1
T10 Kyra Cox (4) 74 71 145 +1
T29 Sarah-Eve Rhéaume (3) 72 78 150 +6
T54 Caroline Crumrine (I) 79 75 154 +10
T84 Savannah Hylton (5) 77 86 163 +19