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Day 2
Helly Reaches Top 5 at Kiawah Island Classic
3/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Senior Sarah Helly (Enniscrone, Ireland) shot a career-low 2-under-par 70 to move into fifth place after the second round at the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic on Monday at Osprey Point.
Helly improved her score by five strokes on the second day, moving up from 21st to a tie for fifth with two other golfers. She posted the tournament's best average on par-5 scoring (3-under 4.67), and shot six birdies. Her two-day total of 1-over 145 puts her four strokes out of first place.
Fellow senior Korakot Simsiriwong (Narathiwat, Thailand) also showed improvement on the second day, bettering her score by 12 strokes with a 1-under 71. She now totals 10-over 154 for 44th.
After posting a team score of 304 in the second round, Marshall now totals 46-over 622 for 14th place out of 40 teams. The team will compete as part of the top 20 in the championship round tomorrow.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
Tournament host College of Charleston moved up from third place into first after shooting 288 on the second day, and holds a 10-stroke advantage on the leaderboard (12-over 588). Laura Fuenfstueck of the host squad leads the individual field by one stroke (3-under 141).
PRATS' POINTS
Quotes by Coach Tiffany Prats:
On the team's performance Day 2 performance and meeting team goals:
"We are currently in 14th, which meets our goal of being top 20 after today and are playing on the same course as the leaders tomorrow. Now we just need to go out and have a solid round tomorrow and try to move up a few more spots."
On individual efforts:
"Sarah had a fantastic day today shooting 2-under. She currently sits in fifth, within striking distance tomorrow. Gone [Simsiriwong] also came back with a solid round today, shooting 71. I'm happy that our seniors came through today. Ning [Huang] and Leigha [Holt] had an up and down day but they will get it tomorrow."
AMONG THE HERD
- T5: Sarah Helly (75-70=145, +1)
- T44: Korakot Simsiriwong (83-71=154, +10)
- T59: Pimrawee Huang (76-81=157, +13)
- T152: Leigha Holt (84-82=166, +22)
LET'S GET SOCIAL
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UP NEXT
The Herd will compete as part of the top 20 teams in the championship round tomorrow. For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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