JACKSONVILLE, Fla..---Maria Juliana Loza's three-under par 69 keyed a move up the leaderboard for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's women's golf team at the JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational.  Chattanooga shot seven-over par 295 which was the second-best round of the day.

Loza posted four birdies against just one bogey for her round.  It is the best round of 2009-10 for a Mocs women's golfer as well as her career low.  The four birdies and one bogey also rank as season bests.  She is in ninth after starting the day tied for 49th at 149 (+5).

Emma de Groot continued her fine play shooting a two-under par 70.  Like Loza, she had just one bogey on her card and is in second at level-par 144, five shots behind Illinois' Hailey Koschmann at 139 (-5) and one shot ahead of third-place Shena Yang of USF.

Moa Duf's 74 today is her season best.  She is tied for 35th at 154 (+10).  Christine Wolf's second straight 82 puts her tied for 78th at 164, while Katie Taylor shot 85 and is at 172, tied for 92nd.

Central Arkansas leads the event at 596, three shots ahead of USF in second (599).  Illinois' 602 has it in third just six shots back.

The Mocs tee off at 8 a.m., off of hole No. 1 tomorrow morning.  They will be led by Katie Taylor and are playing with Elon and East Carolina.

LEADERBOARD
1) Central Arkansas - 299-297=596
2) USF - 303-296=599
3) Illinois - 308-294=602
4) Florida Gulf Coast - 305-302=607
5) Stetson - 305-304=609
T6) CHATTANOOGA - 316-295=611
T6) Kennesaw State - 304-307=611
8) Elon - 315-298=613
9) East Carolina - 311 -303=614
10) Kansas State - 313-306=619
11) Jacksonville - 312-308=620
12) James Madison - 316-307=623
13) Georgetown - 319-305=624
14) Longwood - 317-308=625
T15) Iowa - 330-310=640
T15) Yale - 326-314=640
17) High Point - 329-329=658

MOCS:
2) Emma de Groot - 74-70=144 (E)
9) Maria Juliana Loza - 80-69=149 (+5)
T35) Moa Duf - 80-74=154 (+10)
T78) Christine Wolf - 82-82=164 (+20)
T92) Katie Taylor - 87-85=172 (+28)

NOTES:
>Chattanooga played with Elon and James Madison beginning at 8 a.m.

> The Mocs played 58 of 72 counting holes (80.6%) at par or better today...In the opening round, UTC scored par or better on 46 holes (63.9%).

>Maju Loza's 69 is her career-best round...The school record is 68 by Emma de Groot (2008 Samford Intercollegiate...Loza's previous best was a 71 (-1) which she did twice, 2009 JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational and 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship...season bests with four birdies, one bogey and 17 par or better holes.

> Emma de Groot's 70 ties for her low round of the year...previous 70 was in the second round of the Kinderlou Forest Challenge last week...Three birdies, 14 pars and one bogeys on her card today...Has shot 74 or better in 11 of her last 13 rounds.

> Moa Duf's 74 is her best round of 2009-10...her best career of 71 came last year at the JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational.

>Birdies (Round 1/2/3):  19 (9/10/-).  Duf 5 (3/2/-), de Groot 5 (2/3/-), Loza 5 (1/4/-), Wolf 4 (3/1/-) and Taylor 1 (0/1/-).  Total number by counting scores.