Dukes Improve Scores In Second Round Of CAA Championships

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Four of five players from the James Madison women's golf team improved their scores in Saturday's second round compared to the Friday's first round of the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association Championships at the Par-72, 6,066-yard St. James Plantation.

Leading the Dukes is freshman Jordan McKelvin (+17, T-17th), who carded an 8-over par 80 on Saturday after putting up a first-round 81. A top-20 finish in this tournament would be the first of her young career.

Sophomores Laura Gomez-Ruiz (+18, T-21st) and Maddisen Cox (+18, T-21st) matched each other once again as both shaved four strokes off of their first-round 83 to card a 7-over par 79 today.

As a team, JMU (328-319 - 647) sits in sixth place in a field of eight teams and 40 golfers following two rounds of play. The Delaware Blue Hens jumped from fourth to first on Saturday to take the lead heading into Championship Sunday. Delaware's Alessandra Liu and William & Mary's Andrea Slane are tied atop the individual leaderboard at 4-over par for the tournament.

Also improving her score from round one was freshman Carley Cox (+24, 34th) while freshman Katie Turk (+25, 35th) rounds out the scoring for the Dukes.

James Madison returns to the course for the third and final round of the CAA Championships tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. on split tees.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SARAH SARGENT
"Today's conditions were easier than yesterday, but we struggled from 100 yards and in. All the teams ahead of us beat us on the greens, so we need to get some more puts to fall tomorrow. We hope to finish strong like last year and work towards the future."

LIVE RESULTS
Live results for tomorrow's final round can be found here.

FIRST ROUND RECAP
A full recap of Friday's first round can be found here.

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