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Day 2
Herd Improves on Day 2 at Kiawah Island Classic
2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Marshall freshman Ylva Forslund (Vreta Kloster, Sweden) reached the top 16 out of 216 competitors on Day 2 of the nation's largest collegiate golf tournament, the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic, on Monday at Osprey Point Golf Club.
Forslund improved by one stroke from the first round, posting a 2-over-par 74, totaling 5-over 149 through 36 holes. She moved up 23 spots into a tie for 16th. Sarfina Seretharan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and Pimrawee Huang (Nakornpatom, Thailand) also posted lower scores: a combined eight strokes fewer than the previous round. Marshall moved up from 21st into 19th out of 41 teams with a 40-over 616. The Herd will compete alongside the top 20 teams in the final 18-hole round at Osprey Point on Tuesday.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
Host College of Charleston moved into a tie for first place with Coastal Carolina, each at 13-over 589. Fatima Cano of Troy took the top spot in the individual standings with a two-round total of 3-under 141.
PRATS' POINTS
Quotes from head coach Tiffany Prats:
On the team's performance on Day 2:
"We started really shaking today on the back nine. When we got to the front the girls really seemed to focus and play inspired golf. They grinded it out and shot 5-over on the back. I'm really proud of how they fought on the back nine. The round easily could have gotten away from us. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and the rest of the season. If these girls play like they finished today I's going to be a fun ride."
On Ylva Forslund:
"Ylva had a good round today with her lone hiccup on her ninth hole where she made a double. She responded on the back nine with a solid performance."
On Sarfina Seretharan:
"Sarfina shot 1-over on each nine today. I'm so happy where she is with her game right now. Coming back from her surgery has been a very long road. She has worked extremely hard with our sports medicine staff and strength team. You can see her confidence grow with every round."
On Pimrawee Huang:
"Ning [Huang] battle back on our back nine today, shooting even par. She birdied our ninth hole and continued on from there. Her golf swing looked in sync on our back nine. Hopefully today will help her build confidence moving forward. She is a great player; we just need her to believe that."
AMONG THE HERD
T16 - Ylva Forslund (75+74=149, +5)
T41 - Sarfina Seretharan (78+74=152, +8)
T110 - Pimrawee Huang (81+77=158, +14)
T137 - Joey Walz (80+81=161, +17)
T137 - Leigha Holt (77+84=161, +17)
UP NEXT
Marshall will compete with the top 20 teams at Osprey Point in the final 18-hole round on Tuesday. For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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