Rising senior Lori Beth Adams carded an even par 71 on Tuesday to advance to the match play portion of the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Charleston, S.C.
Adams finished the stroke play portion of the championship with a 36-hole total of two-over-par 144 (73-71) to earn a share of 16th place. She will face Cal State Northridge junior Clariss Guce in the first round of match play Wednesday at 9:40 a.m.
Playing in the afternoon wave of the 156-player event, Adams began the round on the back nine with bogeys on the 13th and 17th holes to open with a two-over par 37. On the front, Adams would bogey the first hole to move to three-over before recording a birdie on three of the final six holes, including the seventh and eighth to rally for an even-par 71.
Japan’s Yumi Matsubara fired a seven-under-par 64 on Tuesday to claim the stroke play title with a two-round total of 135 (71-64). Matsubara finished five strokes ahead of three players, including first-round leader Allisen Corpuz out of Hawaii.
Lady Seahawks picked third in preseason poll
The UNCW women’s soccer program has been picked to finish third in the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular season, according to the annual preseason coaches poll released on Tuesday.
Defending tournament champion Hofstra received six first-place votes and 61 total points to narrowly edge out defending regular-season champion William and Mary, which earned the other three first-place votes and had 59 total points. Only four points separated third through sixth place in the poll with the Seahawks (40 points) selected third followed by James Madison (39), Drexel (37) and Northeastern (36). Rounding out the poll were Delaware (29), CAA newcomer College of Charleston (12) and Towson (11).
The most improved team in the nation last season, the Seahawks posted a 12-7-3 overall record in 2012 and advanced to the title game of the CAA Women’s Soccer Championship for the second time in four seasons.
Veteran coach Paul Cairney returns six starters from last season’s squad, including Third-Team All-CAA performers junior Stephanie Bronson (5G, 3A) and sophomore Maddie McCormick (8G, 3A). Sophomore Lindsey Byrne (3A), an All-Rookie Team selection last season, also returns to the lineup.
The CAA has had five different teams capture the league title over the past five years. The conference has placed multiple teams in the NCAA Tournament field in 15 of the past 20 seasons.
