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Charleston Southern
Lady Bucs tied for 9th after two rounds at Pinehurst Challenge
4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
PINEHURST, N.C. - Charleston Southern senior Katelyn Bensch is tied for 10th and the Lady Buccaneers are ninth after two rounds on Monday at the Pinehurst Challenge, played on the No. 6 course at the Pinehurst Resort.
Bensch put together rounds of 74 (+2) and 76 (+4) and is in a six-way tie for 10th after the first two rounds of the event. She is only three strokes back of the leaders which are at 147 (+5).
As a team, CSU is at 619 after an opening round 304, one of the lowest rounds of the day. The Lady Bucs followed with a 315 in the second round and are four strokes back of James Madison for eighth. Samford and Morehead State are tied for sixth at 613.
Richmond, after a 36-hole total of 594, has a three-stroke lead over tournament-host College of Charleston (597). Old Dominion is third and is eight strokes off the pace.
CSU senior Amanda D'Ostroph is tied for 36th after an opening round 76 and a 78 to close her day. Freshman Casey MacNeil is 67th after a 79 and an 81.
Freshman Hannah Fairweather is 75th following a solid opening-round 75 and closed with an 87. Torey Johnson is two strokes back of Fairweather with a total of 164.
The final round begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
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