NEW ORLEANS, La. – After an opening round 12-over 300, Little Rock rebounded with a 2-over 290 in round two of the Green Wave Fall Classic at Bayou Oaks at City Park. The Trojans sit 12th among a challenging field with a two-round total of 14-over 590.
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2022 Green Wave Classic Day One Results
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The Trojans opened round one with the 12-over 300, sitting 12th among the team standings after 18 holes.
Agatha Alesson and
Kellie Gachaga led the way for Little Rock with a 2-over 74 each, one shot better than
Anna Dawson's opening round 3-over 75.
Viktoria Krnacova added a 5-over 77 to round out the scorers.
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Little Rock then responded with a 2-over 290 in round two, tied for the 12th-lowest team round in program history. Krnacova recovered from her opening round 77 with a 2-under 70 in round two, including four-straight birdies on 10-13. It was the eighth par-or-better round of Krnacova's career as she is in a three-way tie for 41st with a pair of teammates at 3-over 147.
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Agatha and Alesson each shaved one shot off their opening round, posting a 1-over 73 in round two to sit tied with Krnacova with the 3-over 147. Dawson and
Katja Mueller booth shot a 2-over 74 in round two, putting all five Trojans at 2-over or better in round two. Dawson is tied for 53rd at 5-over 149 with Mueller at 12-over 156.
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Little Rock sits a comfortable 14 shots ahead of 13th-place Northern Colorado (28-over 604) and will look to make a run over the final 18 holes Tuesday. The Trojans are one shot back of 11th-place Chattanooga (13-over 589) and three back of 10th-place Seattle (10-over 586).
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Nebraska and LSU are tied for the team lead after 36 holes at 23-under 553, five shots better than third-place Tulsa (18-under 558). South Florida (8-under 568) sits fourth with host Tulane (6-under 570) and Incarnate Word (1-under 575) all sitting under par after two rounds.
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Little Rock's final round will get underway with an 8 a.m. shotgun start on holes 10-13 as the Trojans will play with Seattle and Chattanooga, the two teams they are chasing, over the final 18 holes. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
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