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Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 16 Florida Women's Golf Takes Top-3 Spot After 36 Holes of Allstate Sugar Bowl
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | Women's Golf
Due to inclement weather canceling round one of the 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship, all teams competing played 36 holes at English Turn Golf & Country Club today. The No. 16 Florida women's golf team sits in a solid third place after two rounds of golf, highlighted by freshman Maria Torres who matched a career-best 70 on the second 18 today, finishing three-under, T6 individually.
Five of the six Gators participating in the Allstate Sugar Bowl placed in the top-25 individually, making an impressive 42 birdies as a team. Florida senior Elcin Ulu fired a season-low 70 on the first 18 holes and rolled off a stellar seven birdies over two rounds today. Competing as an individual, freshman Karolina Vlckova paced the Gators with a team-high nine birdies on the day and placed T18 on the player leaderboard.
The Florida squad sits a manageable 10 strokes off the lead, just six strokes behind No.1 Southern Cal, and looks to the final round to compete for the top spot.
Head Coach Emily Glaser Says: “The girls played well today and I am proud of them. We let a few get away at the end; it seemed to be a bit of fatigue because it was a tough day. The course was really wet. We played lift, clean and place and this helped, but you still had to be precise with your contact. The team did a great job of managing their way around this course and it was a real team effort today. We are looking forward to being in the last group tomorrow.”
The Lineup:
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Florida Players After Round 2 | ||
| Place | Player (order) | Score |
| T6 | Maria Torres (3) | -3 (71-70) |
| T18 | Sarah Schober (1) | E (70-74) |
| T24 | Camilla Hedberg (2) | +1 (72-73) |
| T24 | Elcin Ulu (5) | +1 (70-75) |
| T32 | Katie Mitchell (4) | +2 (74-72) |
| T18 | * Karolina Vlckova | E (74-70) |
* - denotes competed as an individual
Tournament Field Results:
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Team Scores After Round 2 | ||
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | (2) UCLA | -14 (562) |
| 2 | (1) USC | -10 (566) |
| 3 | (16) Florida | -4 (572) |
| T4 | (7) Oklahoma State | +1 (577) |
| T4 | (4) Alabama | +1 (577) |
| 6 | (11) Clemson | +3 (579) |
| 7 | Denver | +5 (581) |
| 8 | (23) LSU | +8 (584) |
| 9 | Auburn | +11 (587) |
| 10 | (5) Washington | +12 (588) |
| 11 | Tulane | +18 (594) |
| T12 | Georgia | +20 (596) |
| T12 | Ole Miss | +20 (596) |
| 14 | Baylor | +21 (597) |
| 15 | Mississippi State | +22 (598) |
| 16 | UTSA | +23 (599) |
| 17 | Texas | +25 (601) |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Individual Top 10 After Round 2 | ||
| Place | Player (School) | Score |
| T1 | Tonje Daffinrud (Denver) | -7 (137) |
| T1 | Erynne Lee (UCLA) | -7 (137) |
| T3 | Alison Lee (UCLA) | -4 (140) |
| T3 | Jayde Panos (Oklahoma State) | -4 (140) |
| T3 | Marta Sanz (Auburn) | -4 (140) |
| T6 | Sophia Popov (USC) | -3 (141) |
| T6 | Sloan Shanahan (Clemson) | -3 (141) |
| T6 | Maria Torres (Florida) | -3 (141) |
| T9 | Daniela Lendi (Alabama) | -2 (142) |
| T9 | Annie Park (USC) | -2 (142) |
| T9 | Madelene Sagstrom (LSU) | -2 (142) |
Follow the Gators: Play will continue tomorrow with the final round shotgun start at 9 a.m. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with results will be posted on GatorZone.com following the day's play.
