POINT CLEAR, Ala. – Old Dominion women’s golf is tied for fourth place with an 18-over par 594 after the first two rounds of stroke play at the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
The Monarchs improved by 12 strokes on day two of the tournament, combining for a three-over 291 on Tuesday. ULM is leading the 13-team field with a four-over 580, App State and Texas State are tied for second at 11-over 587, and ODU is even with Coastal Carolina.
ULM’s Daniela Campillo Martinez is the current leader at five-under 139. Georgia Southern’s Margaux Brejo is next at three-under 141, and TXST’s Grace Quintanilla and USA’s Lilian Buehle are tied for third at two-under 142.
Barbara Car is one stroke back of them and tied for fifth place with a one-under par 143. The sophomore made four birdies on her second lap around Lakewood Golf Club’s Dogwood course, including three on the front nine, for a two-under 70.
Mariana Arronte turned in an even 72 for her second round, moving her up two spots to 12th with a 36-hole total of two-over 146. Puneet Bajwa shot a four-over 76 on Tuesday and is tied for 28th at six-over 150. Ludovica Girola made a jump in the standings thanks to a one-over 73. The effort moved her up 15 spots into a tie for 44th at 12-over 156. Rounding out ODU’s scorecard was Alina Shchepteva, who carded a four-over 76 for the day. She is tied for 49th at 14-over 158.
With 18 holes remaining in stroke play, ODU needs to finish in the top four in the team standings to advance to match play on Thursday.
For Wednesday’s third round, ODU will be paired with CCU and USA and will tee off from the 10th hole between 10-10:36 a.m. ET.
Team Results
- ULM (288-292 – 580) +4
T2. App State (285-302 – 587) +11
T2. Texas State (297-290 – 587) +11
T4. Old Dominion (303-291 – 594) +18
T4. Coastal Carolina (301-293 – 594) +18
- South Alabama (303-293 – 596) +20
- Southern Miss (308-292 – 600) +24
- Arkansas State (306-300 – 606) +30
T9. Georgia Southern (307-300 – 607) +31
T9. Georgia State (304-303 – 607) +31
- James Madison (305-304 – 609) +33
- Troy (305-309 – 614) +38
- Marshall (314-320 – 634) +58
ODU Lineup
T5. Barbara Car (73-70 – 143) -1
- Mariana Arronte (74-72 – 146) +2
T28. Puneet Bajwa (74-76 – 150) +6
T44. Ludovica Girola (83-73 – 156) +12
T49. Alina Shchepteva (82-76 – 158) +14