Round Two Results / Championship Central / Live Scoring
PALM COAST, Florida (SMU) – Sophomore
Brigitte Dunne and freshman
Faith Summers lead the 39th-ranked SMU women's golf team after two rounds at the American Athletic Conference Championship. Both rank inside the top 10 with Dunne in a two-way tie for fourth place, and Summers tied for sixth after her team-leading 2-under second round.
Summers' (72-70--142) second-round performance saw her climb five spots on the individual leaderboard and was a season-best for the freshman, whose previous low of 71 was shot twice at the Mason Rudolph Championship in September. The freshman carded a nearly unblemished round with three birdies and a single bogey on No. 4.
Dunne (68-73--141) maintained her status in the field's top five after a 1-over 73 second round, which puts her at 3-under 141 for the tournament.
"I'm really proud of the way Brigitte and Faith played today," head coach
Jeanne Sutherland said. "They went out there, followed their plan and had a nice round of golf."
Ten players sit tied for 13th, including senior
Lindsey McCurdy (75-73--148), who registered a 1-over 73 performance on the second 18 to bring her two-day total to 4-over 148.
Freshman
Ana Paula Ramirez (75-74--149) is 5-over tied for 23rd, while classmate
Kenzie Wright (76-79--155) is in 39th.
"Overall I think we played well," Sutherland added. "Unfortunately the putts didn't fall, but the whole team was focused and did their best today."
No. 44 Houston took control of the leaderboard after firing 6-under 282, a tournament record, to bring its 36-hole total to 4-under 572. No. 28 UCF is second at 3-under 573. The Mustangs fell one spot after carding a 2-over 290 in the second round to bring their two-round total to 4-over 580.
Leonie Harm of Houston maintains possession of the lead at 8-under 136, followed by UCF's Ashley Holder and Cincinnati's Ashley Cassidy, who are tied for second at 4-under 140.
Tuesday's final round of action has the Mustangs paired with UCF and Houston, teeing off at 7:50 a.m. CT.
