University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf senior Anastasia Carter (Granger, Indiana) sits in a tie for 36th after round two of the NCAA Division II National Championships at CommonGround Golf Course. Carter’s 73 in the second round bested her round one score by six strokes.
With birdies on 11 and 12, Carter was two strokes under-par in her first three holes of round two. Consecutive bogeys on 13 and 14 brought her back to even-par, just before an eagle on the par-five 15th. Carter’s combined score for the three par fives on the back nine was three under-par. Closing her first nine with a bogey and two pars, Carter carded a 35 (-1) on the back nine.
Moving to the front nine, Carter recorded bogeys on holes one, five and eight. She ended her round with her third birdie of the day to finish the front with a 38 (+2). With her one-over round of 73, Carter moved 20 spots up the leaderboard after finishing the first round in a tie for 56th.
Hally Leadbetter of Rollins College leads all individuals at the event after her round of 69 on Thursday. Leadbetter’s total for the event sits at 141, giving her a two-stroke lead. Four players sit in a tie for second, each carding rounds of one under in the second round.
Rollins remains in the lead for teams competing at the national championships, after having a share of the lead at the conclusion of the first round. The defending national champion University of Indianapolis moved into second place with a team score of two-under-par (286) in the second round. Dallas Baptist University remains in third place, 13 strokes off the pace set by Rollins, with a total score of 591.
The third round will see Carter paired with Kasey Frazier of Wheeling Jesuit University and Caroline Fredensborg of Arkansas Tech University. The group will tee off at 9:50 a.m. (CDT), central starting on the back nine.
