March 13, 2010
NEW ORLEANS --
Rachel Raastad's 71 led a TCU surge into third place after Saturday's second round of the Tiger/Wave Classic in New Orleans.
Playing through high winds, the 27th-ranked Horned Frogs shot a 298, the second-lowest score on the day, and are just two strokes behind co-leaders No. 2 Auburn and No. 20 LSU.
TCU is ahead of seven teams ranked higher, including three in the top 10.
Raastad's 1-under-par lowered her score by seven strokes from Friday's opening round. The sophomore from Asker, Norway, is tied for eighth, five shots off the pace of 144 by Auburn's Cydney Clanton and LSU's Megan McChrystal.
Raastad birdied three of her opening eight holes and finished with four birdies on the day.
Horned Frog freshman Louise Kristersson is tied for 10th at 150.
Melissa Loh had a stretch of five birdies, including three in a row, over 10 holes en route to a 73. The five birdies were a team best on Saturday. She is tied for 21st at 153.
Valentine Derrey, the lone senior in TCU's lineup, added a 76.
Live scoring of Sunday's final round, which features an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, is available at www.Golfstat.com.
Team Scores
T1. Auburn - 305-296=601
T1. LSU - 294-307=601
3. TCU - 305-298=603
4. Alabama - 293-314=607
5. Virginia - 296-315=611
6. North Carolina - 302-312=614
7. Tennessee - 305-311=616
8. Georgia - 307-313=620
9. Mississippi - 300-321=621
10. Notre Dame - 310-314=624
11. NC State - 306-319=625
12. Vanderbilt - 303-325=628
13. Wake Forest - 314-315=629
T14. Purdue - 303-327=630
T14. Arkansas - 314-316=630
T14. Louisville - 313-317=630
17. College of Charleston - 313-318=631
18. Tulane - 305-327=632
19. Kentucky - 308-326=634
20. Furman - 305-334=639
T21. UNC Wilmington - 322-324=646
T21. UCF - 321-325=646
23. Mississippi State - 320-331=651
TCU Scores
T8. Rachel Raastad - 78-71=149
T10. Louise Kristersson - 72-78=150
T21. Melissa Loh - 80-73=153
T34. Valentine Derrey - 79-76=155
T40. Brooke Beeler - 76-80=156
