University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf senior Anastasia Carter (Granger, Indiana) moved 13 spots up the leaderboard after carding an even-par, 72 in the third round of the NCAA Division II National Championships. Carter sits in a four-way tie for 23rd with one round remaining for the event.
Starting play on the back nine for the second consecutive day, Carter was under-par early with a birdie on her first hole. Back-to-back bogeys on 14 and 15 put Carter at plus-one through six holes. Another birdie on 18 brought her back to even-par heading into her second nine holes of the third round.
With seven pars on her second nine, Carter finished with an even, 36 on the front nine. Carter dropped to one-under after a birdie on hole two, but dropped back to even-par after a bogey on six. The even-par round of 72 ties Carter’s lowest round of the season, also carding a 72 at the Triton Fall Invitational last October.
Going into Saturday’s final round, three players are tied at three-under-par at the top of the leaderboard. Isabell Jimenez Perea of Tarleton State University and Kasey Petty of the University of Findlay were even after two rounds but carded scores of 69 in round three. Also tied at the top is Gabrielle Shipley of Grand Valley State University who two-under-par in consecutive rounds to climb into a share of the individual lead.
Rollins College sits atop the leaderboard for the third consecutive day with a three round total of 871 (+7). The defending national champions the University of Indiana remain in second-place, seven strokes behind Rollins. Dallas Baptist University rounds out the top three with a three-round total of 885.
The fourth and final round of the National Championships will begin Saturday morning at 9 a.m. (CDT) at CommonGround Golf Course. Carter will be paired with Elaine Wood of the University of Montevallo and Sterling Hawkins of Academy of Art University, teeing off at 8:50 a.m. (CDT).
