WGolf Jumps 14 Spots to 16th at Kiawah

March 2, 2015

TEAM LEADER BOARD - 2nd Round | PLAYER LEADER BOARD - 2nd Round

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Seniors Ali Kruse (Overland Park, Kan.) and Erin McClure (Tucson, Ariz.) each fired a 1-over-par, 73, as the Seton Hall women's golf team shot up the team leader board to a 16th place standing with 18 holes remaining at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic.

A day after shooting an uncharacteristic 328, the Pirates shaved 28 strokes off their collective score to finish round two with a 12-over-par, 300, the fifth-best team score on Monday amid the field of 40 teams. Seton Hall is currently 52-over-par with a 328-300-628 and improved 14 places in the standings. The Hall can continue its ascent up the standings in Tuesday's final round as six teams are currently separated by only seven strokes.

I'm really pleased with how we came out today," said head coach Sara Doell. "This is much more indicative of the quality of play we're capable of producing. Even though our scores were down yesterday, their attitudes remained high, so it's not a surprise that we put together a strong round on today."

The College of Charleston is currently the team leader and has a 10 stroke lead over second place Troy.

With the Pirates' strong round, Seton Hall shot past the only BIG EAST competitor it was trailing after round one. Georgetown is currently two strokes behind Seton Hall at 54-over-par, while St. John's is a distant 42 strokes behind The Hall at 96-over-par.

Kruse put together another strong round and is currently tied for 11th among 150 individual golfers. Kruse started on the back nine and was 3-over-par at the turn, but was dominant on the front nine. The senior totaled seven pars and two birdies to finish strong at 1-over for the round. For the tournament, Kruse is 3-over-par with a 74-73-147 and trails Charleston's Laura Fuenfstueck, the individual leader, by six strokes entering Tuesday's final round.

McClure shaved 11 strokes off her first round score to shoot 82 places up the leader board. She used a strong 1-under-par back nine to set the pace for her round. McClure had four birdies on Monday and is currently tied for 59th place. For the tournament, she is 13-over-par, 84-73-157.

Freshman Cassie Pantelas (Canton, Ohio) also had a significant improvement on Monday. She shot a 2-over-par, 74, in round two, which was also 11 strokes better than her Sunday score. On hole #17, Pantelas carded an "8" on a par-5, but it was her lone significant blemish. She birdied three holes and bogeyed two others. For the tournament, she is 15-over-par with an 85-74-159.

Megan Tenhundfeld (Loveland, Ohio) shaved five strokes off her first round score on Monday. The junior is currently 21-over-par with an 85-80-165.

Rounding out the Pirates' team scoring was Karlie Zabrosky (Erie, Pa.), who again struggled, but did improve by two strokes. She is 28-over-par with an 87-85-172.

Competing as an individual, McKenzie Cutter (Waldorf, Md.) is 15-over-par after two rounds with a 79-80-159.

Tabbed as the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country, the 2015 edition of the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic has expanded to 40 teams in this year's field and will be played for the first time in its history at Osprey Point at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort on Kiawah Island, S.C.

Two courses are used for the three-day, 54-hole tournament including Oak Point. After 36 holes of play, the Top 20 teams will play for the championship at Osprey Point during the final round, while teams 21-40 will play for a flight championship at Oak Point.

Osprey Point is a par-72 course, measuring 5,964 yards, while Oak Point is also par-72, measuring 5,901 yards.

Participating schools in the 2015 tournament include: Ball State, Bethune-Cookman, Boston College, Boston University, Bucknell, Charleston Southern, Chattanooga, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Delaware, Elon, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, High Point, Illinois State, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Longwood, Loyola, Marshall, North Florida, Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond, Rutgers, Samford, SCAD, Seton Hall, South Alabama, St. John's, Stetson, Towson, Troy, UNCG, USC Beaufort, U.S. Naval Academy, USC Upstate, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky and William & Mary.

EDWIN WATTS / KIAWAH ISLAND SPRING CLASSIC - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Coll. of Charleston	300	288		588	+12
2	Troy	298	300		598	+22
3	North Florida	297	304		601	+25
4	Stetson	305	298		602	+26
5	Elon	306	297		603	+27
6	Chattanooga	301	305		606	+30
7	Samford	305	302		607	+31
8	Western Carolina	300	309		609	+33
9	SCAD - Savannah	311	305		616	+40
10	Delaware	318	299		617	+41
T11	Jacksonville St.	311	310		621	+45
T11	Jacksonville	310	311		621	+45
T11	Illinois State	312	309		621	+45
14	Marshall	318	304		622	+46
15	USC-Beaufort	314	311		625	+49
16	SETON HALL	328	300		628	+52
T17	Bethune-Cookman	324	305		629	+53
T17	Western Kentucky	321	308		629	+53
19	Georgetown	315	315		630	+54
20	UNCG	319	312		631	+55
T21	Boston University	324	308		632	+56
T21	Charleson So.	319	316		635	+59
23	Rutgers	319	316		635	+59
24	Boston College	318	318		636	+60
25	Florida Gulf Coast	325	312		637	+61
T26	William & Mary	314	324		638	+62
T26	Towson	323	315		638	+62
28	Richmond	330	310		640	+64
29	South Alabama	322	321		643	+67
30	Radford	330	316		646	+70
31	USC Upstate	331	320		651	+75
32	Ball State	326	327		653	+77
33	Longwood	328	328		656	+80
34	Loyola	339	320		659	+83
35	St. John's	340	332		672	+96
36	Navy	351	327		678	+102
37	The Citadel	341	342		683	+107
38	Bucknell	363	339		702	+126
39	Presbyterian Coll.	361	354		715	+139
40	High Point	325	D		---	---

EDWIN WATTS / KIAWAH ISLAND SPRING CLASSIC - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T11	Ali Kruse	74	73		147	+3
T59	Erin McClure	84	73		157	+13
T78	Cassie Pantelas	85	74		159	+15
T146	Megan Tenhundfeld	85	80		165	+21
T181	Karlie Zabrosky	87	85		172	+28
T78	McKenzie Cutter (IND)	79	80		159	+15

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