JACKSONVILLE, Fla..---The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's golf team is tied for 11th-place at the JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational. Chattanooga shot 316 which ties it with host James Madison, one stroke behind Southern Conference rival Elon at 315.
Central Arkansas leads the tournament after an 11-over par 299. USF is in second at 303, while Kennesaw State is third at 304.
Hailey Koschmann of Illinois is the individual leader after a three-under par 69. East Carolina's Abby Bools and Jacksonville's Jessica Williams are tied for second at even-par 72.
Mocs' junior Emma de Groot, the defending medalist, carded a two-over par 74 and is tied for seventh. de Groot had two birdies and four bogeys on the day, all on the back nine.
Sophomores Moa Duf and Maria Juliana Loza each recorded 80's for the Mocs, while junior Christine Wolf had an 82. Senior Katie Taylor posted an 87.
Tomorrow's second round begins with Taylor, who is scheduled to tee off at 8 a.m. The Mocs are paired with Elon and James Madison.
LEADERBOARD
1) Central Arkansas - 299
2) USF - 303
3) Kennesaw State - 304
T4) Stetson - 305
T4) Florida Gulf Coast - 305
6) Illinois - 308
7) East Carolina - 311
8) Jacksonville - 312
9) Kansas State - 313
10) Elon - 315
T11) CHATTANOOGA - 316
T11) James Madison - 316
13) Longwood - 317
14) Georgetown - 319
15) Yale - 326
16) High Point - 329
17) Iowa - 330
MOCS:
T7) Emma de Groot - 74 (+2)
T49) Moa Duf - 80 (+8)
T49) Maria Juliana Loza - 80 (+8)
T68) Christine Wolf - 82 (+10)
T93) Katie Taylor - 93 (+87)
NOTES:
>Chattanooga played with Illinois and James Madison beginning at 9:48 a.m.
>The round was delayed an hour due to frost.
> Emma de Groot has shot 74 or better in 10 of her last 12 rounds...She parred her first 10 holes.
>Birdies (Round 1/2/3): 9 (9/-/-). Wolf 3 (3/-/-), Duf 3 (3/-/-), de Groot 2 (2/-/-), Loza 1 (1/-/-) and Taylor 0 (0/-/-). Total number by counting scores.
>Pars: 37 (37/-/-). de Groot 12 (12/-/-), Loza 12 (12/-/-), Wolf 7 (7/-/-), Taylor 7 (7/-/-) and Duf 6 (6/-/-).