Women's Golf Maintains Fourth-Place Through Two Rounds Of The Waverly

WEST POINT, Miss. - Through two rounds of play at the Inaugural Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational, the Mississippi State women's golf team owns a fourth-place 598 card.

The 22-over tally ranks in the Top 10 of all-time lowest 36-hole scores, and leaves the Lady Bulldogs just 10 strokes behind SEC-foe Kentucky.

"We are in a good position right now," MSU coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "All we need to do is cut a few strokes off (Wednesday), and we will have a great finish to open the season."

After an opening-round 74, standout sophomore Ally McDonald rebounded with a 3-under-par 69. The Fulton-native capitalized with three birdies on the front nine before cruising to her 143. The 3-under matches McDonald's career-low round and ties for MSU's seventh-lowest round all-time.

Freshman Gabi Oubre' notched a 4-over-par 76 in the second round of her career. Her two-day 150 tied her for 15^th. After a first-round 73, sophomore Rica Tse turned in a 151. Mary Langdon Gallagher and Elena Warren rounded out the Lady Bulldogs' leaderboard with a 154 and 161, respectively.

Also wearing the Maroon and White as an individual, Logan Chaney bettered her round one tally by a stroke with a 75. Her two-day 151 has earned her a spot in the Top 25.

Final-round action begins at 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Wednesday morning with the Lady Bulldogs set to begin on tees No. 6 through No. 9.

Admission to "The Waverly" is free, and MSU students can earn Bulldog Collation points by attending the round.

Fans not able to make it to Old Waverly live stats available through HailState.com or keep up with the action through the women's golf twitter account, @mstateWG.

Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational
Second Round - September 11, 2012
TEAM RESULTS
1. Arkansas (294-291=585, +9); 2. Tulane (290-296=596, +10);  3. Kentucky (294-294=588, +12); 4. Mississippi State (297-301=598, +22); T5. Cincinnati (309-298=607, +31); T5. Southern Miss (307-300=607, +31); 7. Kennesaw State (309-300=609, +33); 8. Murray State (302-316=618, +42); 9. South Florida (307-314=621, +45); 10. Memphis (308-317=625, +49); 11. South Alabama (328-313=641, +65).

MSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
5.         Ally McDonald          74-69=143, -1
T15.    Gabi Oubre'                75-76=150, +6
T20.    Rica Tse                      73-76=151, +7
T32.    M.L. Gallagher            76-78=154, +10
T50.    Elena Warren               81-80=161, +17

T20.    Logan Chaney             76-75=151, +7*
*Competing as an individual