The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s golf squad is in a two-team race for the Southern Conference championship with one round to play in Hilton Head, S.C.
The men’s golf team is out of the race, with 18 holes to play, to defend it’s championship at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence.
The Lady Mocs shot a 9-over-par 297 on Monday at Moss Creek Golf Club to pull within two shots of College of Charleston. At 27-over through two days, the Lady Mocs are seven shots ahead of UNC Greensboro and 17 ahead of Appalachian State.
Junior Christine Wolf led UTC with a 1-under 71. Junior Emma de Groot shot a 72 and tied for third in the individual race, seven shots behind Yue Xu of Appalachian State.
Maria Juliana Loza contributed a 76 and Moa Duf added a 78 on Monday.
The men’s golf team tumbled to seventh place and 30 strokes behind tournament-leading Furman. The Mocs shot 6 over par on Monday after an opening-round 7 over.
UTC’s three-year reign as SoCon champion appears to be over. However, they are still ranked high enough– No. 33 entering the tournament — to earn an at-large berth into an NCAA regional tournament.
Senior J.T. Clendenin led UTC on Monday with a 2-under 70 and he was the only UTC golfer to shoot par or better. Derek Rende shot 74 and is tied for 14th in the medalist competition. Fredrik Qvicker, Steven Fox and Stephan Jaeger each shot 75s on Monday.
Furman golfers Austin Reeves — who shot 66 — and Garland Ferrell are the individual leaders at 7-under 144. They lead Ryan Heisey of UNC Greensboro by two shots heading into the final round.
The Paladins lead by 11 strokes over UNC Greensboro and 17 over Georgia Southern.