May 11, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Natalie Gleadall shot a 4-over-76 to lead the Ole Miss women’s golf team on Friday in the second round of the NCAA Central Regional at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

The Rebels moved up one spot into 15th place in the team standings.  The top eight teams and top two individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships May 22-25 in Nashville, Tenn.

No. 3 Southern Cal remains in first place.  The Trojans carded a 290 in the second round to push their lead out to 12 strokes over second-place No. 10 Vanderbilt.

The Trojan’s Lisa McCloskey leads all individuals at 3-under for the tournament.

After struggling in Thursday’s opening round, Gleadall limited her mistakes on Friday.  The senior rolled in a birdie on her final hole of the day to finish at 76.

Haley Sanders, who fired a 74 on Thursday, birdied three holes but a pair of double bogeys left her with a 78 for the day.  Sanders is currently in 23rd place and remains in contention for a top-10 finish.  

Senior Haley Millsap posted a solid final nine holes, shooting a par during that stretch, to also finish with a 78 for the round.

Junior Ericka Schneider followed with a 79.

“We still haven't played this golf course well as a team,” said Ole Miss head coach Michele Drinkard.  “But we did play with more energy today, which i was proud of.  I believe the best is yet to come from us.  We had a good practice session and are ready to win each and every hole tomorrow.”

The Rebels will wrap up regional play tomorrow with the third and final round in Columbus.  You can follow along with live scoring at www.OleMissSports.com.  You can also follow the Rebels on twitter at @OleMissWGolf and on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OleMissWGolf.

TEAM STANDINGS
NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
1     Southern Cal  298-290--588
2     Vanderbilt  308-292--600
3     Virginia  308-296--604
T4     Purdue  301-307--608
T4     Oregon  308-300--608
6     Auburn  306-304--610
7     North Carolina State  307-304--611
8     Ohio State  310-302--612
0    Tennessee  306-308--614
10     Florida State  314-301--615
11     Georgia  299-318--617
12     Arkansas  310-308--618
13     Notre Dame  304-320--624
14     Ole Miss  315-311--626
15     Michigan  315-316--631
16     Harvard  315-317--632
17     South Florida  309-325--634
T18     Texas State  320-315--635
T18     Kentucky  322-313--635
20     East Carolina  329-310--639
21     UTSA  317-326--643
22     UNC Wilmington  323-322--645
23     Siena College  328-326--654
24     Butler  321-334--655
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T21     Haley Sanders  74-78--152
T61     Haley Millsap  80-78--158
T67     Ericka Schneider  80-79--159
T73     Natalie Gleadall  84-76--160
T92     Taelor Rubin  81-81--162