Women's Golf Middle of the Pack After Day One of Amelia Island

Monday, February 17

Fernandina Beach, Fla.

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Amelia Island Collegiate

Women's Golf Middle of the Pack After Day One of Amelia Island

2/17/2020 7:57:00 PM | Golf (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

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FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – Nicole Lorup fired a pair of under-par rounds and sits in third place to lead Troy following Monday's opening two rounds of the Amelia Island Collegiate at the Amelia National Golf Club. Troy is in seventh place in the 15-team field and is just eight shots from fourth.

Lorup, who had four rounds in the red during the fall, shot a 2-under 70 in the opening round and followed with a 1-under 71 in the second round. She is six shots off the pace heading into Tuesday's final round after carding eight birdies on the opening day of play.

Starting on No. 8, Lorup birided her second hole of the day and ran her card to 2-under with a birdie on the 17^th. However, a double-bogey on the par-4 fourth pushed her card to even. She ended the round with back-to-back birdies to finish with the 70. Lorup's second round was similar with four more birdies around a trio of bogeys.

Troy shot 9-over in the second round – five shots better than its first round – to move up a pair of spots into seventh place at the end of the day. Florida Gulf Coast is 7-under as a team to lead the field.

Elisabeth Preus and Anna Claire Little are tied for 45th place at 8-over following Monday's action. Preus finished with four birdies on the day – three in the second round – and Little added five birdies over her two rounds.

ShaeLee Scarberry is two shots back of her teammates in a tie for 52^nd place after matching rounds of 77 with three birdies while Judith Castro is tied for 76^th place.

Troy will be paired with Lipscomb and Georgia State, both of which are just a shot behind the Trojans, for Tuesday's final round. All teams will hit the course at 7 a.m. for the shotgun start.

Team Standings
1. Florida Gulf Coast 286-283—569, 2. North Florida 288-290—578, 3. Stetson 290-291—581, 4. Western Kentucky 296-295—591, 5. Jacksonville State 293-299—592, 6. FIU 303-293—596, 7. Troy 302-297—599, T8. Lipscomb 298-302—600, T8. Georgia State 299-301—600, T10. Bethune-Cookman 297-304—601, T10. Cincinnati 303-298—601, 12. Samford 309-293—602, 13. Georgia Southern 303-301—604, 14. Jacksonville 302-303—605, 15. Winthrop 310-310—620

Troy Individuals
3. Nicole Lorup 70-71—141, T45. Elisabeth Preus 78-74—152, T45. Anna Claire Little 77-75—152, T52. ShaeLee Scarberry 77-77—154, T76. Judith Castro 84-79—163.