Smith Leads Tar Heel Invitational Through Two Rounds

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Boosted by a 4-under-par, 66, on Saturday, Duke women's golf junior Andie Smith moved into the solo lead through 36 holes at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, which is being played at the 6,081-yard, par-70 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill.

A native of Hobe Sound, Fla., Smith collected seven birdies on the morning and features a 6-under-par, 134, over the first two days. She holds a 2-stroke lead with 18 holes remaining. Smith now owns 13 rounds in the 60s and 27 scores of even or under par during her Blue Devil career. Her 36-hole total of 134 was also a career low.

How It Happened

Andie Smith opened her day with two pars and then rolled in a 15-footer for birdie on the 120-yard, par-3 third hole. After a bogey on No. 6, Smith collected back-to-back birdies on the seventh and eighth holes. She hit her 9-iron from 130 yards to six feet for birdie on the seventh hole and then 2-putted for birdie from 15 feet on No. 8 to get to 2-under. Smith then reeled off three straight birdies from 12-14 to move to 5-under. She tapped in for birdie on No. 12, after a solid chip, and then sank birdie putts of 12 and 14 feet, respectively. On the final three holes, Smith posted two bogeys and a birdie on the 137-yard, par-3 17th to conclude her day with a 66.
Sophomore Katie Li signed for a 2-over, 72, in round two and sits tied for 20th with a 36-hole score of 145.She opened the day with a birdie on No. 2 as she hit her 54-degree wedge from 82 yards to 12 feet.Li had three pars and a bogey, before sticking her 50-degree wedge from 101 yards to a foot on the 378-yard, par-4 seventh hole for birdie.She suffered a double-bogey on No. 9 to make the turn with a 1-over, 35.Li, a product of Basking Ridge, N.J., closed with six pars, a 4-foot birdie on No. 16 and two bogeys to finish with a 72. She hit 13 greens, eight fairways and 30 putts.
Both Duke freshmen Anna Cañado Espinal and Carla De Troia turned in a 3-over, 73, on Saturday. Espinal, who is from Barcelona, Spain, turned in 10 pars over her first 11 holes along with a double-bogey. She closed the day with a birdie on No. 16 along with four pars and two bogeys. De Troia featured one of the best starts of the day with birdies on No. 2 and No. 4 to move to 2-under through four holes. The Paris, France native closed the day at 5-over through her final 11 holes.
Senior Rylie Heflin got off to a tough start, but registered two birdies over her first three holes on the back nine to try to turn it around.She rolled in a 20-footer for birdie on No. 10 and then stuck her 9-iron from 125 yards to three feet for birdie on No. 12.Heflin, who is from Avondale, Pa., added another birdie on No. 16 on her way to finishing with a 77.She hit 13 greens on the day.

Notes

Andie Smith hit 12 fairways, 13 greens and rolled 27 putts in the second round and will enter the final round looking for her first collegiate victory.
Smith ranks tied for second on par-3 holes (2.90), third on par-4 holes (3.90) and tied for third on par-5 holes (4.50).
Smith's 10 birdies leads the field through 36 holes.
Duke's 29 birdies ranks second among the field.
As a team, the Blue Devils carded a 4-over, 284, in round two, which was the third-lowest score of the day.Duke enters the final round in fifth place with a 576 and only eight shots off the lead (Michigan State, 569).

What is Next

Duke will tee off Sunday in the final round beginning at 9:30 a.m., on holes 5-8 for a shotgun start.The Blue Devils will play with North Carolina, Kentucky and NC State.

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Duke Results
T2 1 Andie Smith Duke 68 66 134 -6
T25 T19 Katie Li Duke 73 72 145 +5
T53 T46 Anna Canado Espinal Duke 76 73 149 +9
T69 T57 Carla De Troia Duke 79 73 152 +12
T41 T57 Rylie Heflin Duke 75 77 152 +12

1 2 Team Scores
T2 1 Michigan State 286 283 569 +9
5 2 Tennessee 290 282 572 +12
4 3 Louisville 287 287 574 +14
T2 4 Wake Forest 286 289 575 +15
T6 5 Duke 292 284 576 +16
T6 T6 North Carolina 292 285 577 +17
1 T6 Kentucky 284 293 577 +17
T6 8 NC State 292 287 579 +19
T6 9 Michigan 292 289 581 +21
11 10 Vanderbilt 295 291 586 +26
12 11 Virginia Tech 299 290 589 +29
10 12 UNCW 294 299 593 +33
13 13 East Carolina 301 295 596 +36
T14 14 Florida International 306 294 600 +40
16 T15 UNCG 310 299 609 +49
17 T15 Rollins College 312 297 609 +49
T14 17 Western Carolina 306 305 611 +51

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T2 1 Andie Smith Duke 68 66 134 -6
T12 2 Megan Streicher North Carolina 71 65 136 -4
T34 3 Bailey Davis Tennessee 74 64 138 -2
T6 T4 Hannah Altman UNCW 70 69 139 -1
T4 T4 Ava Merrill Vanderbilt 69 70 139 -1
1 T4 Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Wake Forest 67 72 139 -1
T12 7 Beatriz Barrios Louisville 71 69 140 E
T2 T8 Marie Madsen NC State 68 73 141 +1
T34 T8 Catalina Monroy Michigan State 74 67 141 +1
T6 T8 Elin Pudas Remler Kentucky 70 71 141 +1
T25 T11 Morgan Ketchum Virginia Tech 73 69 142 +2
T25 T11 Katie Lu Michigan State 73 69 142 +2
T6 13 Mara Janess Michigan 70 73 143 +3
T12 T14 Sydney Sung Michigan 71 73 144 +4
T6 T14 Manassanan Chotikabhukkana Tennessee 70 74 144 +4
T25 T14 Hoi Ki Lau Florida International 73 71 144 +4
T12 T14 Ana Sofia Murcia Michigan State 71 73 144 +4
T19 T14 Macy Pate Wake Forest 72 72 144 +4
T34 T19 Helen Yeung North Carolina 74 71 145 +5
T25 T19 Katie Li Duke 73 72 145 +5
T25 T19 Lauren Olivares Leon NC State 73 72 145 +5
T6 T19 Victoria Levy UNCW 70 75 145 +5
T25 T19 Veronika Exposito Louisville 73 72 145 +5
T19 T19 Kyra Van Kan Tennessee 72 73 145 +5
T41 T19 Anne-Sterre Den Dunnen Wake Forest 75 70 145 +5
T12 T19 Brooke Biermann Michigan State 71 74 145 +5
T41 T27 Katherine Lemke Virginia Tech 75 71 146 +6
T34 T27 Emily Mathews Virginia Tech 74 72 146 +6
T4 T27 Reagan Southerland North Carolina 69 77 146 +6
T41 T27 Carmen Griffiths Louisville 75 71 146 +6
T34 T27 Martina Lopez Tennessee 74 72 146 +6
T60 T27 Marta Lopez Echevarria Kentucky 77 69 146 +6
T34 T27 Ava Romfo UNCG 74 72 146 +6
T53 T34 Vania Simont NC State 76 71 147 +7
T53 T34 Ellise Rymer NC State 76 71 147 +7
T25 T34 Sara Im Vanderbilt 73 74 147 +7
T19 T34 Thienna Huynh Louisville 72 75 147 +7
T41 T34 Elizabeth Lohbauer Western Carolina 75 72 147 +7
T19 T34 Cathryn Brown Kentucky 72 75 147 +7
T19 T34 Skylar Sload Wake Forest 72 75 147 +7
T12 T34 Taylor Kehoe Michigan State 71 76 147 +7
T53 T42 Grace Wang Michigan 76 72 148 +8
T12 T42 Millie Cottrell Louisville 71 77 148 +8
T6 T42 Karlie Campbell Kentucky 70 78 148 +8
T53 T42 Kasey McIlvaine UNCG 76 72 148 +8
T53 T46 Anna Canado Espinal Duke 76 73 149 +9
T53 T46 Sophie Bierstorfer Tennessee 76 73 149 +9
T60 T46 Nicole Nash East Carolina 77 72 149 +9
T41 T46 Lisa Forss East Carolina 75 74 149 +9
T41 T46 Karissa Kilby Florida International 75 74 149 +9
T34 T46 Marta Perez East Carolina 74 75 149 +9
T69 T46 Megan Docherty Rollins College 79 70 149 +9
T25 T46 Carla Alvarez Perez Rollins College 73 76 149 +9
T69 T54 Suzie Tran Michigan 79 71 150 +10
T41 T54 Lauren Sung Michigan 75 75 150 +10
T25 56 Tillie Claggett Vanderbilt 73 78 151 +11
T69 T57 Carla De Troia Duke 79 73 152 +12
T41 T57 Rylie Heflin Duke 75 77 152 +12
T41 T57 Madison Lehr Western Carolina 75 77 152 +12
T69 T60 Ing Iadpluem North Carolina 79 74 153 +13
T65 T60 Inez Ng North Carolina 78 75 153 +13
T77 T60 Lynn Lim Vanderbilt 80 73 153 +13
T69 T60 Valencia Chang UNCW 79 74 153 +13
T77 T64 Angelina Tolentino Vanderbilt 80 74 154 +14
T77 T64 Danielle Modder East Carolina 80 74 154 +14
T77 T64 Salysa Mason Florida International 80 74 154 +14
T65 T64 Sarah Lydic Wake Forest 78 76 154 +14
T19 T64 C.A. Carter Kentucky 72 82 154 +14
T60 T69 Ginnie Lee Virginia Tech 77 78 155 +15
T77 T69 Annalee Caveney Western Carolina 80 75 155 +15
T41 T69 Macie Burcham East Carolina 75 80 155 +15
T69 T69 Riley Quartermain * North Carolina 79 76 155 +15
T60 T73 Valentine Delon Virginia Tech 77 79 156 +16
T41 T73 Caitlin Whitehead NC State 75 81 156 +16
T83 T73 Amanda Seguin Florida International 81 75 156 +16
T85 T73 Violet Robbins Rollins College 82 74 156 +16
T85 T73 Sophie Lauture UNCG 82 74 156 +16
T53 T73 Katie Vu * North Carolina 76 80 156 +16
T77 79 Jaclyn Kenzel * NC State 80 77 157 +17
T60 T80 Ella Kozak Western Carolina 77 81 158 +18
T85 T80 Gabbi Bentancourt * Louisville 82 76 158 +18
T83 T80 Sarah Knitter Rollins College 81 77 158 +18
T65 T83 Gabriella Gomez Florida International 78 81 159 +19
T65 T83 Julia Baeumken UNCG 78 81 159 +19
T69 85 Sadler Miller Western Carolina 79 81 160 +20
T41 T86 Annika Saidleman UNCW 75 88 163 +23
T69 T86 Elizabeth Kondal Rollins College 79 84 163 +23
90 T88 Jonna Hubbs UNCW 83 81 164 +24
T85 T88 Elle Burnette UNCG 82 82 164 +24
T85 90 Jordan Salisbury * UNCW 82 84 166 +26