Low Round of Day Moves Gators to Third, Filler Remains Leader

Monday, February 19

Melbourne, Fla. / Suntree Country Club

9:30 a.m. (18 Holes)

Florida Gators

Moon Golf Invitational

Freshman Sophie Stevens during round two of the Moon Golf Invitational at Suntree Country Club.

Low Round of Day Moves Gators to Third, Filler Remains Leader

Monday, February 19, 2024 | Women's Golf

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Maisie Filler continues to lead the Moon Golf Invitational, improving her advantage to five shots.

By: Matthew Hutchison

MELBOURNE, Fla. — It was a moving day for the Florida women's golf team at the Moon Golf Invitational on Monday. The No. 8 Gators shot a round score of 288 (E) to jump into third place as Maisie Filler continues to be the individual leader.

Battling the rain and wind to start the round, Florida had the lowest round of the round by two shots. In Tuesday's final round UF will be paired with first-place Auburn (-3) and LSU (-3) along with fourth-place Northwestern (+7). It will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. at Suntree Country Club.

Continuing to hold her individual lead was Filler. She recorded her second consecutive round of under par with a 69 (-3) and owns a four-shot lead into the final 18 holes. Over her 36 holes, the senior has made 23 pars, 11 birdies (tournament-high) and 2 bogeys. The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., native seeks her third victory of the season to become the eighth Gator golfer to win three medalist honors in a season.

Inès Archer (T73) and Jackie Lucena (T31) both bounced back with improved rounds this afternoon. Lucena posted a 72 (E) that featured a bogey-free back nine of 1-under for a four shot improvement. The freshman, Archer, closed her outing strong with back-to-back birdies on hole six (par-4, 350) and seven (par-3, 160) for a 74 (+2), a six-shot difference form round one.

Making it look easy 🤩

Inès with the birdie on 7 👊#GoGators 🐊 pic.twitter.com/vkVwhhv31k
— Gators Golf (@GatorsGolf) February 19, 2024

After a bogey on her second hole, Paula Francisco regrouped and would par the final 16 holes for a 1-over 73. The freshman is tied for 18th with a score of 145 (+1).

The third freshman in the lineup is Sophie Stevens in T84.

Florida Scores

Place	Name	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Score
1	Maisie Filler	66	69	135 (-9)
T18	Paula Francisco	72	73	145 (+1)
T31	Jackie Lucena	76	72	148 (+4)
T73	Inès Archer	80	74	154 (+10)
T84	Sophie Stevens	77	81	158 (+14)

Team Leaderboard

Place	School	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Score	Par
T1	LSU	283	290	573	-3
T1	Auburn	282	291	573	-3
3	Florida	291	288	579	+3
4	Northwestern	291	292	583	+7
5	Arkansas	289	298	587	+11
6	Texas A&M	290	298	588	+12
T7	Ole Miss	287	303	590	+14
T7	Vanderbilt	295	295	590	+14
9	Florida State	296	295	591	+15
10	Louisville	286	306	592	+16
11	Wake Forest	290	304	594	+18
12	Clemson	292	303	595	+19
T13	Virginia Tech	288	310	598	+22
T13	Augusta	297	301	598	+22
15	UCF	298	303	601	+25
16	Alabama	297	305	602	+26
17	Duke	295	312	607	+31