March 21, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas – The women’s golf team moved into seventh after the second round of play at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational after shooting a plus-20 on day two. Sophomore So-Hyun Park (Seoul, South Korea/Bradenton Prep) carded a 76 for Notre Dame’s low round of the day.
Park’s second round included birdies on the fifth and 11th and she also added 11 pars. Park is tied for 23rd with a two-day total of 149 (plus five).
Freshman Becca Huffer (Denver, Colo./Littleton HS) shot a plus-five 77 on the day, putting her at six over for the tournament. She notched a birdie on the 11th and also recorded 11 pars. After two days of play she is tied for 29th.
Senior captain Lisa Maunu (St. Thomas, Ontario/Parkside Collegiate Institute) and junior Annie Brophy (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) also scored for the Irish. Maunu matched Huffer’s plus-five 77, while Brophy shot a plus-six 78. Maunu’s second round included 11 pars and birdies on the fifth and 14th. Trough two rounds she is minus-two at the fifth hole and is tied for 34th place with a plus-eight 152 total. Brophy’s second round included 12 pars. She has a plus-nine 153 mark for the tournament, putting her in a tie for 40th.
Notre Dame’s final entrant, Katie Conway (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River), shot a plus-eight 80 in the second round. The sophomore had 12 pars and carries a two round total of 161.
The Betsy Rawls Invitational concludes tomorrow, March 22 with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. (CST). Live hole-by-hole scoring of the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational is available through Golfstat. To access the site go to http://www.golfstatresults.com. Full results will also be posted at http://www.TexasSports.com, while a full recap will be posted on und.com.
Top Five Teams Scores (36-hole totals): t1. Arizona State (578); t1. Purdue (578); 3. Arkansas (582); 4. New Mexico (590); 5. Duke (601).
Top Five Golfers (36-hole totals): 1. Maria Hernandez (Purdue/-5); 2. Lucy Nunn (Arkansas/-4); 3. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc (Purdue/-3); t4. Jodi Ewart (New Mexico/-2); t4. Azahara Munoz (Arizona State/-2).
Notre Dame Scores (36-hole totals): t23. So-Hyun Park (73-76-149); t29. Becca Huffer (73-77-150); t.34 Lisa Maunu (75-77-152); t40. Annie Brophy (75-78-153); t72. Katie Conway (81-80-161).
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