Texas A&M remained atop the team standings after the second round of The Fin on Tuesday, October 20, at Freestone Lake and Golf Club.
The Aggies followed their opening round of one over par with an even par second round to remain at one over through 36 holes, holding an eight stroke advantage entering Wednesday’s final round.
Oklahoma State climbed into second place at nine over after recording a one under round, the lowest team score of the day. Tournament host Mississippi State sits third at 10 over following a four over performance.
LSU dropped to fourth at 15 over after shooting 10 over, while Arkansas remains fifth at 22 over.
Vanderbilt and Oklahoma share sixth place at 24 over. Houston ranks eighth at 35 over, followed by Texas Tech in ninth at 44 over.
Team Standings After Round Two
1. Texas A&M: +1
2. Oklahoma State: +9
3. Mississippi State: +10
4. LSU: +15
5. Arkansas: +22
T6. Vanderbilt: +24
T6. Oklahoma: +24
8. Houston: +35
9. Texas Tech: +44
Bellendir Takes Six Stroke Individual Lead
Mississippi State’s Alicia Bellendir moved into first place individually after shooting six under in the second round to reach eight under through 36 holes.
Bellendir entered Tuesday tied for third at two under before opening a five stroke advantage over Vanderbilt’s Ava Merrill and Texas A&M’s Vanessa Borovilos, who share second at three under.
Merrill followed her opening round of three under with an even par performance, while Borovilos recorded a one under second round.
Arkansas individual entrant Swetha Sathish and Oklahoma State’s Marta Silchenko share fourth place at even par.
Oklahoma State’s Ellie Bushnell climbed 21 positions into sixth at one over after shooting three under on Tuesday.
Four players share seventh at two over: Texas A&M’s Emerie Schartz and Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, LSU’s Francesca Fiorellini and Texas Tech’s Maja Ambroziak.
Individual Standings After Round Two
1. Alicia Bellendir, Mississippi State: −8
T2. Ava Merrill, Vanderbilt: −3
T2. Vanessa Borovilos, Texas A&M: −3
T4. Swetha Sathish, Arkansas (Individual): E
T4. Marta Silchenko, Oklahoma State: E
6. Ellie Bushnell, Oklahoma State: +1
T7. Emerie Schartz, Texas A&M: +2
T7. Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Texas A&M: +2
T7. Francesca Fiorellini, LSU: +2
T7. Maja Ambroziak, Texas Tech: +2
Final Round Set for Wednesday
The Fin concludes Wednesday, October 21, with Texas A&M holding an eight stroke lead over Oklahoma State.
Bellendir enters the final round at eight under, five strokes ahead of Merrill and Borovilos.