CANTON, Mass. – Senior Kiley Walsh sits in fourth place on the individual leaderboard, after shooting a 3-over-par 147 (74-73) Sunday over the first 36 holes of the Boston College Intercollegiate at the par-72 6,137-yard Blue Hill Country Club.
The Redbirds currently sit in ninth place in the 16-team field with a two-round score of 619 (314- 305). Illinois State was in a tie for 11th place after the first 18 holes after shooting a 314. Richmond leads the event with a 592 (301-291), four strokes ahead of second-place Georgetown's score of 596 (296-300).
Walsh carded a 2-over-par 74 (37-37) in the first round. She finished the round with two birdies, with one coming on each side. Walsh fired a 1-over-par 73 in the second round and produced three birdies. She sits only three strokes behind the individual leaders.
Three Redbirds shot a two-round total of 158. Senior Abby Luchtenburg finished with two birdies in the first round, as she shot a 78 (39-39). Over the second 18 holes, Luchtenburg shot an 80 (41-39). Sophomore Paige Seiser completed her first round with an 81 (41-40). Seiser improved on her second round by shooting a 5-over-par 77 (39-38), birding two par 5's. Junior Caitlin Sims finished with one birdie in the first round, as she shot an 82 (41-41). Like Seiser, Sims improved in her round by carding three birdies. She finished by shooting a 76 (37-39).
Sophomore Morgan Savage rounded out the scoring for Illinois State with a 160 (81-79). Savage had one birdie on her first round scorecard. She tallied a 43 on her first nine holes, then battled back by firing a 38 on her second nine holes. In the second round, she birdied three of the four par 5's and shot an even par 36 on the course's back nine. She shot a 43 on the course's front nine.
Junior Leia Atas competed as an individual for the Redbirds. Atas carded an 82 in her first round. She then improved her score by a stroke in the second round by shooting an 81. She ended the first day with a two round total of a 163 (82-81).
On the individual leaderboard, Georgetown's Bibilani Liu (73-71) and Elon's Heather Munro (73-71) are tied in first place, as they both fired a two-round score of 144.
"We battled back this afternoon like we had hoped," head coach Darby Sligh said. "Unfortunately a poor finish to round one and two held us back on the leaderboard. This a very demanding course that requires both length and finesse. We have to handle our execution and planning better on holes 1-5 tomorrow. If we do that, we will be able to put together the round we are looking for. Kiley played absolutely brilliantly all day and sits in fourth place overall."
The Redbirds conclude the tournament Monday with the third and final round, which starts with tee times beginning at 7:00 a.m. CT.
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