SANDESTIN, Fla. – Little Rock moved up one spot over the second round of the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championship Monday, sitting 10th overall at 78-over 646. The Trojans shaved eight shots off their opening round total, posting a 31-over 319 in round two.
Junior
Emelie Blennow posted the low round of the day for Little Rock, carding a 5-over 77, giving her a two-round total of 17-over 161. Blennow enters Tuesday's final round one shot back of senior
Sabrina Bonanno, who posted an 8-over 80 for the second-straight round and is tied for 30th at 16-over 160.
Senior
Pernille Orlien and junior
Lucy Owen each registered a 9-over 81 Monday as Orlien is tied for 39th overall at 18-over 162, four shots ahead of Owen's 22-over 166. Sophomore
Thea Wakeford-Wesmann is tied with Owen in a tie for 44th with a 166, carding a 12-over 84 in round two.
Through two rounds, Blennow has been efficient on the difficult par-fours, sitting at 4-over with a 4.22 scoring average, tied with three other players for the second-lowest average. Bonanno is tied for eighth on the par-fives at 2-over, posting 5.25 average.
Entering the day 11th overall, Little Rock's 319 was good enough to leapfrog the Trojans over ULM (88-over 656) into the number 10 spot. Little Rock sits 16 shots back of both South Alabama and Appalachian State, who are tied for eighth with a 62-over 630.
Coastal Carolina continues to hold the lead after 36 holes, posting a 2-under 286 in round two and sitting at 15-over 583 with one round to play, leading second-place Troy (38-over 606) by a commanding 23 strokes. UT Arlington (45-over 613) is third with Georgia Southern (49-over 617) and Texas State (54-over 622) rounding out the top-five.
The final round of the Sun Belt Championship gets underway at 6:30 a.m. CT Tuesday morning as Little Rock and ULM will tee off from the number 10 hole. Live scoring is available at
GolfStat.com.
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