Steward Takes Lead into Final Round of Qdoba Invitational
Feb. 18, 2008
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Miami Lakes, Fla. – University of Miami senior Jessica Steward shot a 72 on day two of the Hurricanes’ Qdoba Invitational on Monday to take the lead into Tuesday’s third and final round at Don Shula’s Golf Resort.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
After firing an opening-round one-under-par 71 on Sunday to enter today’s competition in a tie for first place, Steward shot a 72 on Monday to claim sole possession of the lead. With a combined score of 143 after two rounds, she holds the three-stroke advantage over East Carolina’s Colleen Estes entering Tuesday’s final round, set to begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
As a team, the Hurricanes are in third place with a team total of 599, just one stroke behind second-place Louisville (598) and nine strokes behind current leader East Carolina (590).
Miami’s Christina Hirano, Maria Ronderos and Hagen Weintraub – who dropped two strokes from her first-round total to shoot a 75 today – all put together strong rounds on Monday, and are part of a 10-way tie for 17th place, while Brook Stuart is in 66th.
