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GREENVILLE, S.C.---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is tied for ninth after 18 holes at the Lady Paladin Invitational. The squad's 303 at Furman Golf Club matches Augusta with 36 holes remaining over the next two days.
 
Senior Cristina Perez had the Mocs low round. Her 2-over par 74 is tied for 18th, one ahead of sophomore Maddy McDanel in 23rd at +3. Megan Woods is another stroke back with a 4-over 76. Holly Morgan and Monica San Juan each carded 78s.
 
It was a stingy tract with UTC recording just seven birdies, six on the counting cards. Perez had two of that total with one at the par 5 13th, her fourth hole of the day, and on the par 3 fourth, which was the 13th in the round that started on No. 10.
 
McDanel got off to a slow start. Bogeys on her first three looked ominous, but she got one back on the par 3 14th with a birdie two. Nine straight pars preceded a bogey on the sixth closing out at par for her 75.
 
Chattanooga and Augusta are just three shots behind eighth-place Memphis at 300. Southern Miss lurks in 11th at 304. The Mocs are six clear of LSU (309) in 14th and eight ahead of Ole Miss (311) in 15th.
 
Daytona State has the lead with a 4-under 284. That's built behind Jiwon Jeon's tournament-record 64 (-8). Virginia Tech is second at E.
 
LINEUP
T18) Cristina Perez – 74 (+2)
T23) Maddy McDanel – 75 (+3)
T36) Megan Woods – 76 (+4)
T57) Holly Morgan – 78 (+6)
T57) Monica San Juan – 78 (+6)
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• Six birdies ties for season low (last round at Vanderbilt).
• Megan Woods' 2-under performance on the par 4s is second in the field to Jeon (-4 of her -8 total).
• 48 pars on the counting cards tied with Furman and James Madison for second behind Virginia Tech's 50.

 
DATES/TEE TIMES (EDT) – ADMISSION IS FREE
Saturday, Sept. 23 – 10:30 a.m. – No. 1 paired with UNCW & Memphis.
Sunday, Sept. 24 – Determined by score over first 36 holes (Shotgun start)
 
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
The Chattanooga Mocs golf program has won five Southern Conference Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) since restarting the program in 2007-08.
- 1 NCAA Championships Appearances: 2009.
- 8 NCAA Regional Appearances: 2008 (Emma de Groot), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 (Emily McLennan).
- 1 Olympian (Christine Wolf-2016 Austria).
- 21 WGCA All-American Scholar honors.
- 1 COSIDA Academic All-District (Maria Juliana Loza, 2012).
- 5 SoCon Champions: Emma de Groot (2011), Jordan Britt (2012), Agathe Sauzon (2013), Emily McLennan (2014) and Megan Woods (2016).
- 3 SoCon Golfers of the Year: de Groot (2011), Britt (2014) and McLennan (2016).
- 3 SoCon Freshman of the Years: de Groot (2008), Maria Salinas (2009) and McLennan (2013).
- 2 Ladies European Tour Pros: Wolf (2014, 2015, 2016) and Agathe Sauzon (2016).