Troy University Athletics
Monday, April 17
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
All Day
Troy University
vs
Sun Belt Conference Championship
Women's Golf Second After Day One of Sun Belt Championship; Cano, Lohbauer in Top Five
4/17/2017 4:35:00 PM | Golf (W)
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MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama – Troy carded a combined 16 birdies to shoot a season-best 1-under 287 and sit in second place following Monday's opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship at the Fighting Joe Course.
Troy's round was the fourth-lowest in school history and the lowest by a Trojan team at a Sun Belt Conference Championship. Troy has now either led or been in second following 10 consecutive rounds at the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Fátima Fernández Cano played a remarkably clean round with three birdies – No. 1, No. 9 and No. 17 – and 15 pars to shoot her fifth round under par and fourth in the 60s this season. Cano, a lock for her fourth-straight first team All-Sun Belt honor, is tied for third place overall and just two shots behind Texas State's Anne-Charlotte Mora.
Bianca Lohbauer, who is playing in just her second Sun Belt Championship, was 1-over after 13 holes, but birdied three of her final five opportunities to fire a 2-under 70. She has now carded a round of 2-under in three straight tournaments (that are multiple rounds) and is in sole possession of fifth place.
Texas State holds a two-shot lead over Troy thanks to two of its players combining to shoot 9-under par. Troy's three through five golfers combined to shoot 8-over on the day, while Texas State's were 11-over. Little Rock is four shots back of Troy in third place and Coastal Carolina, who entered as the highest ranked team in the Sun Belt, is 20 shots back of Troy in seventh.
Gabi Oubre' opened her day with birdies on four of the first five holes to rocket to 4-under par. She finished the day with a tournament-best six birdies en route to a 2-over 74 and a tie for 14th place.
Lindsey Harrison also got off to a hot start for the Trojans with birdies on No. 3 and No. 4 to move to 1-under after a bogey on her first hole. She finished the round tied with Oubre' in 14th place at 2-over. Becca Horner carded a pair of birdies – No. 6 and No. 10 – and shot 4-over to finish the day tied for 26th place.
Troy will play Tuesday's second round with Texas State and Little Rock beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Quotable – Head Coach Bart Barnes
"We had a good game plan this morning and got off to an excellent start with a bunch of birdies early. I felt like we played a great round, and I'm extremely proud of the way we played today. We had some key late birdies that kept us right there within reach when Texas State tried to pull away a little.
"Texas State played a great round and it was a fun round of golf to watch. Competitively I'm happy with the round we shot today and with the way we competed."
Team Standings
1. Texas State 285, 2. Troy 287, 3. Little Rock 291, 4. Arkansas State 293, 5. Georgia State 296, 6. Appalachian State 299, 7. Coastal Carolina 307, 8. Georgia Southern 309, 9. South Alabama 315, 10. ULM 316
Individual Leaders
1. Anne-Charlotte Mora (Texas State) 67, 2. Sasikam Somboonsup (Texas State) 68, T3. Fátima Fernández Cano (Troy) 69, T3. Shania Berger (Little Rock) 69, 5. Bianca Lohbauer (Troy) 70
Troy Individuals
T3. Fátima Fernández Cano 69, 5. Bianca Lohbauer 70, T14. Gabi Oubre' 74, T14. Lindsey Harrison 74, T26. Becca Horner 76
MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama – Troy carded a combined 16 birdies to shoot a season-best 1-under 287 and sit in second place following Monday's opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship at the Fighting Joe Course.
Troy's round was the fourth-lowest in school history and the lowest by a Trojan team at a Sun Belt Conference Championship. Troy has now either led or been in second following 10 consecutive rounds at the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Fátima Fernández Cano played a remarkably clean round with three birdies – No. 1, No. 9 and No. 17 – and 15 pars to shoot her fifth round under par and fourth in the 60s this season. Cano, a lock for her fourth-straight first team All-Sun Belt honor, is tied for third place overall and just two shots behind Texas State's Anne-Charlotte Mora.
Bianca Lohbauer, who is playing in just her second Sun Belt Championship, was 1-over after 13 holes, but birdied three of her final five opportunities to fire a 2-under 70. She has now carded a round of 2-under in three straight tournaments (that are multiple rounds) and is in sole possession of fifth place.
Texas State holds a two-shot lead over Troy thanks to two of its players combining to shoot 9-under par. Troy's three through five golfers combined to shoot 8-over on the day, while Texas State's were 11-over. Little Rock is four shots back of Troy in third place and Coastal Carolina, who entered as the highest ranked team in the Sun Belt, is 20 shots back of Troy in seventh.
Gabi Oubre' opened her day with birdies on four of the first five holes to rocket to 4-under par. She finished the day with a tournament-best six birdies en route to a 2-over 74 and a tie for 14th place.
Lindsey Harrison also got off to a hot start for the Trojans with birdies on No. 3 and No. 4 to move to 1-under after a bogey on her first hole. She finished the round tied with Oubre' in 14th place at 2-over. Becca Horner carded a pair of birdies – No. 6 and No. 10 – and shot 4-over to finish the day tied for 26th place.
Troy will play Tuesday's second round with Texas State and Little Rock beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Quotable – Head Coach Bart Barnes
"We had a good game plan this morning and got off to an excellent start with a bunch of birdies early. I felt like we played a great round, and I'm extremely proud of the way we played today. We had some key late birdies that kept us right there within reach when Texas State tried to pull away a little.
"Texas State played a great round and it was a fun round of golf to watch. Competitively I'm happy with the round we shot today and with the way we competed."
Team Standings
1. Texas State 285, 2. Troy 287, 3. Little Rock 291, 4. Arkansas State 293, 5. Georgia State 296, 6. Appalachian State 299, 7. Coastal Carolina 307, 8. Georgia Southern 309, 9. South Alabama 315, 10. ULM 316
Individual Leaders
1. Anne-Charlotte Mora (Texas State) 67, 2. Sasikam Somboonsup (Texas State) 68, T3. Fátima Fernández Cano (Troy) 69, T3. Shania Berger (Little Rock) 69, 5. Bianca Lohbauer (Troy) 70
Troy Individuals
T3. Fátima Fernández Cano 69, 5. Bianca Lohbauer 70, T14. Gabi Oubre' 74, T14. Lindsey Harrison 74, T26. Becca Horner 76
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