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Cougar Classic
Rebels in 15th After Opening Round of Cougar Classic
9/14/2014 | Women's Golf
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Ole Miss women's golf team is sitting in 15th place with a 10-over par, 298 after the opening round of the Powerade Cougar Classic hosted by the College of Charleston at historic Yemans Hall.
Wake Forest is leading the field with a 6-under par, 282. Arkansas is (283), NC State (287), UCF (288) and Virginia (288) round out the top five. Wake Forest's Sierra Sims is leading the individual field after firing a tournament low round of 7-under par 65.
"I love the way this team battles and fights for everything out there on the course," said head coach Michele Drinkard. "Tomorrow we need to continue to stay focused on the process of each shot and have the mindset that it can be our best shot yet."
The Rebels, who are seeing some of their SEC counterparts for the first time this season, are just 10 strokes out of the top 5 and just four strokes out of 10th place.
The dynamic duo of Stani Schiavone (Bangor, Pa.) and Abby Newton (Katy, Texas) continue to lead the Ole Miss squad. The pair both fired a 1-over 73 in the opening round.
Schiavone was 1-under after the front nine with two birdies and closed with a 2-over on the back nine to close the day with a 73. Newton also played well on the front nine and was even through the first nine holes. The Texas native recorded three birdies in the round and closed with a birdie on No. 18.
Alison Hovatter (Merdianville, Ala.) posted a 3-over par 75 and was also even on the front nine. The junior posted two birdies on the round on No. 1 and No. 16. Madisen Bentley (University Place, Wash.) was in the lineup for the first time and fired a 5-over par 77, while Sofia Idoyaga (Buenos Aires, Argentina) shot an 83.
The Rebels continue action at the Cougar Classic tomorrow with a 9 a.m. (ET) shotgun start at Yemans Hall. Follow the action HERE
Teams Standings
1. Wake Forest 282 --- 282
2. Arkansas 283--- 283
3. NC State 287-- 287
4. UCF 288 --- 288
5. Virginia 288 --- 288
6. Mississippi State 289 --- 289
7. UCLA 290 --- 290
8. College of Charleston 293 --- 293
9. Tennessee 294 --- 294
10. Charleston Southern 294 --- 294
11. Duke 294 --- 294
12. North Carolina 295 --- 295
13. Georgia 296 --- 296
14. Florida 297 --- 297
15. Mississippi 298 --- 298
16. Wisconsin 299 --- 299
17. Baylor 304 --- 304
18. Maryland 304 --- 304
19. Missouri 305 --- 305
20. Penn State 307 --- 307
21. UNCG 307 --- 307
22. Indiana 308 --- 308
23. Clemson 309 --- 309
Ole Miss Individual Standings
T31- Stani Schiavone, 73 -- 73
T31- Abby Newton, 73-- 73
T57- Alison Hovatter, 75-- 75
T80 -Madisen Bentley, 77-- 77
T116 Sofia Idoyaga, 83-- 83
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