COLUMBIA, Mo. – Malena Austerslaatt's 1-over 73 paced Little Rock on day two at the Johnie Imes Invitational as the Trojans sit 12th among the 15-team field. Little Rock shot a 19-over 307 over the second 18 holes and is at 37-over 613 through two rounds.
2019 Johnie Imes Invitational Second Round Results
Little Rock's second day charge was led by Austerslaatt's 73, tied for the second lowest round of her career. The sophomore opened her round with a birdie on hole 10, finishing at 1-over on the back nine, before going even on the front nine with birdies on holes one and eight.
Kellie Gachaga finished her second round at 3-over 75, including a 1-over over the front nine. She remains in the hunt for her first career top-20 showing, sitting tied for 17th in the individual standings at 5-over 149.
Tilde Bocker posted a 5-over 77 in round two, upping her 36 hole total to 9-over 153 as she and Austerslaatt are currently tied for 34th at 9-over 153.
Thea Wakeford-Wesmann notched a 10-over 82 while
Sydney Scraba finished with a 12-over 84 in round two in Columbia.
With 18 holes remaining, Little Rock trails Southern Illinois (35-over 611) by two shots and is five strokes back of Missouri State (32-over 608) in 10th-place. The Trojans hold a six shot edge on Kansas City in 13th (43-over 619) as Little Rock seeks its first top-10 team showing of the season.
Host Missouri continues to hold the team lead at 3-over 579, holding a seven shot lead on second-place Oral Roberts' 10-over 586. Fresno State (16-over 592) sits third with Florida International and Northern Illinois tied for fourth in the team standings (22-over 598).
The final 18 holes of the 2019 Johnie Imes Invitational will get underway with an 8 a.m. shotgun start Wednesday morning. Little Rock will play with Missouri State and Southern Illinois in the final round groupings with live scoring available at
BirdieFire.com.
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