Women's Golf Falls To Fifth In Day Two Of Crimson Tide Classic :: Samford drops three spots but still in the hunt after round two

April 5, 2008

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --- The Samford women's golf team fell to fifth place after round two of the Crimson Tide Classic at the Ol' Colony Golf Course on Saturday. The Bulldogs are just five strokes out of second place while No. 7 Alabama soared to 26 stroke lead at the end of day two.

Samford shot 309 as a team Saturday, bringing its two-day total to 613. The Bulldogs were one of two teams that did not improve from the first round. However, being just five strokes out of second place, the Samford men are still in the hunt for a place in the top three.

Following No. 7 Alabama is No. 18 LSU in second place. Ole Miss is just one stroke behind the Tigers in third place while Jacksonville State sits just three strokes behind in fourth. Kentucky follows Samford at sixth with Stetson, South Alabama and UAB all at seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively. Murray State, Troy and Boston College round out the bottom three.

Sophomore Sara Hunt and Courtney Warr now sit in a five-way tie for ninth place. Hunt dropped three spots and shot 77 in round two while Warr climbed from 17th place and shot 74. The pair has a two-round total of 152. Maria Troche fell from sixth to 14th place as she shot 78 in round two which brings her total to 153. Heather Arnold from ninth to 26th Saturday, shooting 81 (157 total) in round two. Katelyn Stanier is tied at 35th place, shooting 159 (79-89).

The Bulldogs will wrap up play Sunday morning in the Crimson Tide Classic. The tournament is Samford's last before beginning preparations for the OVC Tournament, April 14 - 16.

5 Samford University 304-309 = 613
T9 Sara Hunt 75-77 = 152
T9 Courtney Warr 78-74 = 152
T14 Maria Troche 75-78 = 153
T26 Heather Arnold 76-81 = 157
T35 Katelyn Stanier 79-80 = 159