Derrey Pushes Pack Golf Into 9th at Landfall Tradition

Saturday, October 27

Wilmington, N.C. - Country Club of Landfall

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NC State

Landfall Tradition

Derrey Pushes Pack Golf Into 9th at Landfall Tradition

10/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

WILMINGTON, N.C. No. 34 NC State improved by 16 strokes over the first round and moved up to ninth place after compiling a team score of +15 (303) on Saturday during the second round of the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall Pines-Ocean course, a par 72, 6,072-yard Jack Nicklaus layout.

The Wolfpack has combined to shoot a two-day team total of +46 (319-303=622).

Senior Stephanie Derrey moved up 17 places into a tie for 30^th after firing a one-over 73 on Saturday. She is at +10 (81-73=154) through 36 holes after enjoying a steady second round with two birdies and 14 pars.

Sophomore Emily Street also shot much better in round two with a three-over 75 and stands tied for 38^th at +12 (81-75=156). Street posted three birdies on Saturday and was at even-par through 11 holes when she bogeyed three consecutive holes and later doubled the 16^th to fall to +4 on the day. However, she rallied on 17 with a birdie and a par on 18.

Sophomores Joanna Saleeby and Kathleen Strandberg are each tied for 40th at +13.

Saleeby shot a five-over 77 during her second round after an 80 on Friday. Saleeby exchanged a birdie on No. 2 and a bogey on No. 3 and then posted seven straight pars heading to No. 11. From there, she bogeyed three of the next five holes and a double on the 18^th sent her to a five-over back nine.

Strandberg followed up her first-round 79 with a six-over 78 on Saturday. Similar to Saleeby, Strandberg had two birdies and two bogeys through the first five holes and then steadied her round with five pars when the 11^th hole came calling. She bogeyed No. 11, 13 and 16 and triple bogeyed the par-4 17^th to limp into the clubhouse.

Junior Lauren Doughtie struggled on a rare occasion for the second straight day and is tied for 44^th at +14 (79-79=158). And her problems were much different than her teammates. She actually played the difficult back nine one-under with a birdie at the par-4 13^th. However, Doughtie’s mistakes came on what is usually her strong point, the par-5’s. She tripled bogeyed both No. 2 and No. 8 as she shot eight-over on the front.

Wake Forest is atop the leaderboard with a team score of +1 (296-281=577). Purdue’s Christal Boeljon continues to lead the field at -4 (68-72=140).

Third round action continues at 9:12 am on Sunday.

Team Scores

1. Wake Forest (296-281=577) +1

2. Purdue (287-299=586) +10

3. Michigan State (299-291=590) +14

4. Virginia 290-302=592) +16

5. UNC Wilmington (308-288=596) +20

6. Ohio State (297-302=599) +23

7. Tulsa (310-290=600) +24

8. North Carolina (310-311=621) +45

9. NC State (319-303=622) +46