USC Women Drop To 20th At NCAA Championship
TULSA, OK (USC SID) — The South Carolina women‘s golf team shot a 19-over 299 on Wednesday in the second round of the NCAA Championship at Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. and is currently in 20th place with a total score of 600 (+40). “The team got off to another tough start today,” said head coach Kalen Harris. “They were able to finish one under on their last six holes. We need to play Gamecock golf these next two days and we are within range of a very respectable finish.” Oklahoma remains at the top of the leaderboard with a two-round score of 575 (+15). Duke is currently in second place with a score of 587 (+18) and Arizona State rounds out the top three with a score of 580 (+20). Junior Justine Dreher and sophomore Sarah Schmelzel both shot a 3-over 73 in the second round. Dreher tallied four birdies on the day is currently in 82nd place with a score of 153 (+13). Schmelzel recorded a pair of birdies and finished the round in a tie for 67th place with a score of 151 (+11) Senior Samantha Swinehart turned in a second-round 6-over 76, giving her a total score of 149 (+9). She finished the day in a tie for 50th place. Freshman Katelyn Dambaugh concluded the round in a tie for 74th place. She carded a 77 (+7) and has a two-round score of 152 (+12). Senior Suzie Lee carded a 78 (+8) to round out the lineup. She is currently tied for 82nd place with a two-round score of 153 (+13). Alexandra Kaui of Oklahoma is currently at the top of the individual leaderboard with a two-round score of 135 (-5). Alyssa Ferrell of Michigan State and Lauren Kim of Stanford are in a tied for second with a score of 138 (-2). South Carolina is scheduled to tee off at 7:30 a.m CT on Thursday in the third round and will be paired with Virginia and California. The fourth and final round will take place Friday. Live scoring is available through Golfstat. South Carolina Results Samantha Swinehart 73-76=149 (+9) Sarah Schmelzel 78-73=151 (+11) Katelyn Dambaugh 75-77=152 (+12) Suzie Lee 75-78=153 (+13) Justine Dreher 80-73=153 (+13) Team Standings 1. Oklahoma 288-287=575 (+15) 2. Duke 293-285=587 (+18) 3. Arizona State 293-287=580 (+20) T4. UCLA 291-293=584 (+24) T4. Southern California 293-291=584 (+24) T4. Arizona 298-286=584 (+24) 7. Stanford 300-286=586 (+26) 8. Mississippi State 302-285=587 (+27) T9. Washington 299-298=588 (+28) T9. Michigan State 305-283=588 (+28) T11. Alabama 305-285=590 (+30) T11. Ohio State 299-291=590 (+30) 13. NC State 307-284=591 (+31) 14. Vanderbilt 303-290=593 (+33) 15. Northwestern 305-289=594 (+34) T16. Florida 305-292=597 (+37) T16. Texas A&M 305-292=597 (+37) T16. Tulane 303-294=597 (+37) 19. Virginia 303-295=598 (+38) 20. South Carolina 301-299=600 (+40) 21. California 296-305=601 (+41) 22. Iowa State 306-298=604 (+44) 23. Kansas 313-293=606 (+36) 24. Campbell 305-303=608 (+48)
