HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLORIDA -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's golf team stands 14th of 19 teams after the second day (Wednesday, May 11, 2011) of the four-day and 72-hole 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. The third round is tomorrow.
The Yellow Jackets, 83-18 during the regular season with five tournament titles (in 11 events), including the Ohio Athletic Conference title last weekend, carded a 340-stroke total to go with its first round of 358 for a two-day and 36-hole total of 698 strokes. BW is six shots back of 13th place and 11 shorts shy of 11th. The Yellow Jacket squad consists of three freshmen and two sophomores.
In collegiate golf, each team consists of five players with the four best scores counting toward the team total.
In the second round, sophomore No.4 player Rebecca Kapusta (Independence) and freshman No.3 playerMiranda Cunningham (Dayton/ Christian) led the way as each shot an 83 on the par-73 and 5,884-yard El Campeon course. After two days, Kapusta leads the way with a total of 169 strokes and ranks in a tie for 36th individually of 100 total competitors. Cunningham is third at 175 and ranks 61st individually..
Sophomore No.1 player Brooke Hamilton (Cleveland/ St. Joseph Academy) and freshman No. 2 playerEmilee Woolf (Ravenna) were next as each had an 87. Woolf currently is second on the team and tied for 57th individually with 174 strokes. Hamilton is 77th with 180 strokes. In addition, freshman No.5 playerRebecca Jones (Hilliard/ Darby) fired a 99 and stands tied for 97th overall with 197 strokes.
This is the third time that the BW women's program has qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The first two appearances were in 2000 (seventh place) and 2001 (10th place). The OAC title this spring was BW's third.
BW will tee off beginning at 8:50 a.m. in round three on the 10th hole.
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