WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's golf team is now in 14th place at the GolfWeek Program Challenge in Pawley's Island, South Carolina. The Hoyas went 18-over as a team in the second round for a two-day score of 42-over 610 (308-302) on the par-71, 5,990-yard course at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, facing a 19-team field.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• GolfStat will be used to score the tournament with a link to the live scoring available on GUHoyas.com.
• The tournament will conclude with the final round scheduled for Wednesday, April 3.
• Round Three Pairings; 8:30 a.m. shotgun start (starting hole): Georgia Ruffolo (11); Morgan Smith (12); Megan Gormley (13); Wenqi Zhu (14A); Claire Chen (14B); Juliette Riot (individual; 15B)

• Golfweek Program Challenge Field: Akron, Austin Peay State, Cal Poly, Coastal Carolina, Evansville, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Atlatnic, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, High Point, UIC, Marshall, UNC Asheville, North Dakota State, Ohio, University of St. Thomas, USC Upstate, Tennessee Tech, Winthrop

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Georgia Ruffolo remains the top Hoya through a pair of rounds, carding a 4-over 146 (73-73) to place 14th. Ruffolo matched her 2-over 73 from the first round, tallying another trio of birdies to go along with another 10 pars in the second round.
• Juliette Riot is currently in 21st place following a 2-under 69 in the second round for a two-day total of 5-over 147 (78-69). Starting on the 10th hole and playing as an individual, Riot was even on the back nine and closed the front nine with three-straight birdies on holes 6, 7 and 8. She added 14 pars to go with her trio of birdies.
• Morgan Smith is in a tie for 44th at 9-over 151 (75-76). The freshman opened with a birdie but had some hiccups on the front nine. She settled down a bit more on the back and birdied 17 for a pair of birdies to go along with 12 pars.
• Megan Gormley moved up two spots into a tie for 49th at 10-over 152 (77-75). The senior tallied a pair of birdies, both on the front nine, to go along with 12 pars.
• Claire Chen is tied for 92nd following two rounds at 19-over 161 (83-78). She managed one birdie to go along with 10 pars.
• Vicky Zhu sits at 29-over 171 (88-83) following a pair of rounds. She recorded one birdie and six pars.

 
GOLFWEEK PROGRAM CHALLENGE - TEAM RESULTS THROUGH ROUND 2
1. High Point (+6, 290-284=574); 2. Florida Gulf Coast (+9; 296-281=577); 3. Cal Poly (+14, 289-293=582); 4. Austin Peay State (+18, 294-292=586); 5. USC Upstate (+19, 293-294=587); 6. North Dakota State (+20, 295-293=588); 7. Coastal Carolina (+23, 294-297=591); 8. Florida Atlantic (+26, 299-295=594); 9. UNC Asheville (+29, 298-299=597); T10. Ohio (+30, 296-302=598) / T10. UIC (+30, 303-295=598); 12. St. Thomas (+35, 309-294=603); 13. Akron (+38, 314-292=606); 14. Georgetown (+42, 308-302=610); 15. Winthrop (+43, 314-297=611); 16. Tennessee Tech (+49, 313-304=617); 17. Fairleigh Dickinson (+52, 309-311=620); 18. Marshall (+57, 315-310=625); 19. Evansville (+62, 312-318=630)
 
UP NEXT
Georgetown continues action at the GolfWeek Program Challenge in Pawleys Island, South Carolina through Wednesday, April 3.