March 5, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. - After the first two rounds of play at the UCF Challenge, the Purdue women's golf team sits in a tie for seventh place with a two day total of 617. The No. 12 Boilermakers posted a 313 in the morning and improved in the afternoon with a score of 304.
No. 4 Duke raced out to a commanding lead with a team score of three-under, 573. They lead by an astounding 21 shots over No. 3 Pepperdine. The Blue Devils and the Waves were the only two teams to fire sub-300 scores in the first round, Duke with a 289 and Pepperdine with a 296. Top-ranked Georgia is in third place after the first two rounds with a team total of 595.
Purdue was led today by a breakout performance from freshman Stefanie Endstrasser. The newcomer posted a 79 in the morning, but had the second-best score of the second round with a three-under 69 for a 148 total. She sits in a tie for 11th place after the first day of competition. Senior Myrte Eikenaar was also solid on the first day with a 75 in the morning and a 77 in the afternoon, for a total of 152 and a tie for 19th. Sophomore Maria Hernandez improved on a first round 80 with a 75 in the afternoon to place her into a tie for 32nd at 155. Sophomore Christel Boeljon rounded out the scoring for the Boilermakers with a first round 79 and a second round 83 for a 162 and a tie for 62nd. Senior Caroline Haase is in 73rd with a two round total of 182.
Duke's Amanda Blumenherst has a lot of breathing room entering the final day after posting the low score in each of the first two rounds. She fired a two-under 70 in the morning and a seven-under 65 in the afternoon to end with a nine-under 135. Five players are tied for second, ten shots back of Blumenherst: Misun Cho of Pepperdine, Alina Lee of Georgia, Jennie Lee of Duke, Nicole Montgomery of Pepperdine, and Alison Whitaker of Duke.
The Purdue Boilermakers are back on the course tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. for the final round of the UCF Challenge. For live scoring, log on to golfstat.com.