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Rebels Rise To Second On Day Two of Golfweek Conference Challenge
Gleadall In First Place, Lance Aces Par-3 7th
VAIL, Colo. -- Thanks to some senior leadership, Ole Miss
overcame a shaky front-nine and rallied to move up the standings to a
second-place tie at the conclusion of a wild second round of play
Tuesday at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo.
Players battled strong wind, in addition to playing on an already difficult course.
“What tough conditions today,” said head coach Michele Drinkard.
“The course won for sure, but we can’t complain when we keep moving up
the leader board. Green speed was faster today with many tough
pin placements, too.”
Oregon holds the team lead with a 601 through two rounds—five strokes
ahead of Ole Miss, Pepperdine, and Denver.
Senior Natalie Gleadall remains in a tie for first place after
finishing with a 2-over 74 for the day. In search of her second
career tournament victory, Gleadall is tied with Grace Na of Pepperdine
for the top individual spot at 1-under.
“Natalie had another nice round in these conditions and kept herself
atop the leader board,” said Drinkard. “She is hitting drives
290-300 yards-plus in this altitude. It is really fun to watch.”
Holes 1-9 proved to be the Rebels’ undoing yesterday. That’s
where Ole Miss started the second round, and once again, it ran into
problems on the front-nine in windy conditions.
But senior Ashley Lance stepped up to the tee on the ninth hole and hit
a hole-in-one on the par-3, her second ever hole-in-one. Her first came
in the seventh grade.
From there, he Rebels carded 10 birdies, led by senior Haley Millsap,
who rebounded from a rocky first day. Millsap rolled in four
birdies and did not go over par once on the back-nine to finish at an
even 72.
Millsap tallied the third-best individual score of the day to move her
into a tie for 18th place at 7-over.
Ericka Schneider sits at 9-over for the tournament after shooting a 79.
Lance and Haley Sanders each carded an 81 for the round, and are at
15-over and 16-over, respectively.
Play continues with the third and final round tomorrow. Fans can
follow the action with live stats on www.OleMissSports.com
TEAM STANDINGS (AFTER TWO ROUNDS)
1. Oregon 297-304--601
T2. Ole Miss 300-306--606
T2. Denver 299-307--606
T2 . Pepperdine 300-306--606
5. UC Davis 294-313--607
6. Oklahoma 301-307--608
T7. Coastal Carolina 297-313--610
T7. Tulsa 305-305--610
9. Notre Dame 302-311--613
T10. TCU 307-311--618
T10. UTSA 304-314--618
12. Kennesaw State 304-317--621
T13. Georgia State 304-319--623
T13. New Mexico State 312-311--623
15. Minnesota 302-324--626
16. Chattanooga 305-325--630
17. Pennsylvania 313-325—638
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T1. Natalie Gleadall 69-74-143
T19. Haley Millsaps 79-72—151
T36. Ericka Schneider 74-79—153
T54. Ashley Lance 78-81—159
T61. Haley Sanders 79-81—160
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