FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The ODU women's golf team climbed into second place on day two of the Conference USA Championships at the Verandah Club in Fort Myers, Florida on Tuesday. Individually, Lady Monarch freshman Sana Tufail rose from eighth to sole possession of first place after firing a three-under 69 in round two.
Old Dominion fired a 293 in round two, a seven-stroke improvement from round one, to move into second place. The Lady Monarchs sit just one stroke behind the returning C-USA champions of Middle Tennessee heading into round three.
ODU freshman standout Sana Tufail turned in an impressive second round of action by firing a three-under 69 to move into first place of all 55 golfers heading into the final round. Rachel Walker improved from 17th place to seventh after shooting a one-over 73. Katerina Vlasinova is in 12th, Maggie Simmermacher is in 20th and Charlotte De Corte is in 24th.
Statistically, ODU leads all teams with the lowest par three scoring average (3.00) and is in second place for par four and par five average. The Lady Monarchs have also sunk 26 birdies, which is second-most of all 11 teams.
Tufail is tied for first with a par three scoring average of 2.63 and has seven birdies to her credit, which is tied for second-most. Walker has recorded 25 pars, which ranks third among all golfers.
With a bid to the 2016 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Regionals awaiting the conference champions, the third and final round of the C-USA tournament gets underway tomorrow at 8 a.m.
Conference USA Championships
Verandah Club -- Fort Myers, Fla.
Par: 72 Yardage: 6194
April 18-20, 2016
Team Leaderboard -- Day 2
1. Middle Tennessee 296-296=592
2. Old Dominion 300-293=593
3. Southern Miss 300-303=603
4. FIU 299-308=607
T5. Western Kentucky 305-304=609
T5. UTSA 306-303=609
7. Marshall 309-306=615
8. UAB 312-319=631
9. Florida Atlantic 307-325=632
10. UTEP 324-313=637
11. North Texas 312-326=638
ODU Results -- Day 2
1. Sana Tufail 74-69=143
T7. Rachel Walker 76-73=149
T12. Katerina Vlasinova 73-78=151
T20. Maggie Simmermacher 79-74=153
T24. Charlotte De Corte 77-77=154