Second Round Scoring
MIAMI, FLA. (FIUSports.com) – FIU freshman Coralia Arias (Quito, Ecuador) scored an even par (72) in the second round at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational to remain one stroke off the lead at three-under (69-72-141). Overall, the Panthers were overcome by Daytona State and Maryland to slip into third-place heading in the Tuesday's final 18 holes.
FIU scored a 298 on the second day to sit at nine-over par (287-298-585), one stroke behind the Terrapins (+8, 291-293-584) and five strokes behind field leader Daytona State (+4, 293-287-580). The 287 from Daytona State was a tournament record for second-round team scoring. Missouri sits in fourth at 11-over (295-292-587).
Daytona State's So Young Hwang and Missouri's Taylor Gohn share the lead at four-under. Arias is tied with Bradley's Danielle Lemek (71-701-141) for third. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Vanessa Johnson, in eighth-place overall, tied the individual record for second-round scores with her 67 on day two.
Following Arias in the standings is sophomore Sophie Godley (Notinghamshire, United Kingdom), in 11th-place, now at even-par (70-74-144). Fellow sophomore Meghan MacLaren (Cambridge, United Kingdom) dropped from seventh to 26th after hitting a 78 in the second round. She is now at five-over (71-78-149).
Sophomore Jasmine Wade (Oldsmar, Florida), playing as an individual, is also in 26th (+5, 74-75-149).
Senior Shelby Coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida) moved up from 43rd to 37th at seven-over (77-74-151). Freshman Lesley Atkins (Harwick, Scotland), also playing as an individual, moved up from 50th to 45th at nine-over (78-75-153). FIU scoring was rounded out with sophomore Carla Jane (Santiago, Chile), in 58th with a 12-over (77-79-156).
Tuesday's third and final round tees off at 9:30 a.m. ET on Lakewood Ranch's par 72, 6,275-yard Cypress Links course.
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Joining FIU in this year's “Pat Bradley” will be Bethune-Cookman, Bradley, Cincinnati, Daytona State, Delaware, Drake, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Maryland, Memphis, Missouri, North Texas, Southern Miss, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Western Illinois.
Last year, FIU picked up its eighth all-time Pat Bradley Invitational title in the first season played at Lakewood Ranch, while then-freshman Meghan MacLaren (Cambridge, United Kingdom) earned the school's 12th individual medalist honor. It was the 12th time in the history of the event a single school had swept both the team and individual titles. FIU scored an 12-over par 876 to win the event, while MacLaren finished atop the leaderboard scoring a one-over-par 217.
FIU's 876 team score was 26 strokes ahead of second-place Cincinnati and tied for the second-lowest score in the history of the tournament. The Panthers' third-round 286 was also a tournament record for final round scores.
This year's Invitational line-up will include MacLaren at No. 1, followed by senior Shelby Coyle (Pembroke Pines, Florida), sophomore Sophie Godley (Notinghamshire, United Kingdom), freshman Coralia Arias (Quito, Ecuador) and sophomore Carla Jane (Santiago, Chile) at No. 5. Sophomore Jasmine Wade (Oldsmar, Florida) and freshman Lesley Atkins (Harwick, Scotland) will be competing in the individual bracket.
Scoring will be available at the end of each day on GolfStat.com and results will also be posted at FIUSports.com.
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So far this fall, FIU has competed in three prestigious events, including Michigan State's Mary Fossum Invitational, Golfweek Magazine's Conference Challenge and Mississippi State's Old Waverly Invitational. The Panthers have placed in the top half of each respective tournament field, including a fourth-place showing at the Old Waverly.
MacLaren is nearing her impressive form of 2012-13, when she won three tournaments, including the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Championship tournament and was named the league's Freshman of the Year. Recently, she was named Conference USA's Golfer of the Week the first week of October after her fifth-place finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.
Coyle has two top 25 finishes on the year, finishing 16th at the Mary Fossum and 12th at the Old Waverly. In her most recent outing at the Old Waverly, she finished three-over with scores of 71, 75 and 73.
Godley is second on the team in stroke average at 76.44, and has shown she can compete as she did at the close of her freshman season when she was named to the All-Sun Belt First-Team. Her top finish in the fall has been at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge, placing 14th.
Arias has arguably been of the top highlights of the fall for the FIU program. A starter in all three tournaments, she has progressively improved in each event and most recently stunned the tournament field with a brilliant sixth-place finish at the Old Waverly. At the Mississippi event, Arias finished two-under par (214). After going two-over the first day, she responded with a 71 and 69 in the final two rounds. Her 69 was the top round by a freshman since MacLaren scored a 68 in the middle round of the 2012 SBC Championship.
Atkins, also a true freshman, started the first two tournaments of the fall, but was forced to pull out of the Golfweek Conference Challenge due to injury. After missing the Old Waverly, she is back in the starting five and primed for competition. She comes to FIU as the Scottish Girls National Champion, and a key member of the Scottish Under-18 National program.
Jane and Wade will be on the individual side of the event in 2013. Last season, the pair also played the individuals at the 35th Pat Bradley and scored two of their best outings of the year. Wade debuted at the 2012 Pat Bradley and finished 28th overall. Jane would finish in 41st.
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