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The High Point University women's golf team shot a season-best round of 300 on Monday at the Kiawah Island Classic to move into a tie for 27th out of 33 teams with a two-day score of 631. Sophomore Angela Gimenez carded a career-low 70, two-under par, to lead HPU.

HPU's combined score of 300 is six-strokes better than the Panthers' previous season-best round of 306 which was achieved at the Terrier Intercollegiate on Sept. 12. It is High Point's best round since shooting a combined 299 at the Big South Championship in 2005.

“After yesterday's round we had a long talk about over thinking on the golf course,” said head coach Vici Pate Flesher. “Today the entire team showed a lot of maturity and didn't over think the easy shots. The results were clear. We scored one of the best rounds in team history and Angela scored one of the best individual rounds. It was a breakthrough and just the beginning of good things for this young team. Angela had a lot of fire on the golf course today. She played some brilliant shots today and never gave up.”

Gimenez knocked in four birdies including two on the front nine where she shot a two-under 34. She is currently tied for 20th with a 36-hole score of 150 (80-70). The 18-hole score is one-stroke shy of HPU's record low of 69 which was shot by AnnMarie Dalton at the UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic in 2007.

Junior Jessica Neese turned in the second-best round of the day with a four-over 76 to finish the day in a tie for 92nd with a two-day score of 158. Kaila Tuccio fired a career-low 77 to move up into a tie for 121st with a two-round total of 161 (84-77). Audra McShane matched Tuccio on the day with a 77 and finished one-stroke back of the freshman in a tie for 130th with a total score of 162 (85-77). Freshman Grier Bennett rounded out the HPU five with a 78 on the day to finish in a tie for 134th with a two-round score of 163 (85-78).

Day-one leader Augusta State maintained its position atop the team standings after shooting a 296 on Monday to finish the day with a combined score of 582. Elon shot a combined 296 and is currently in second place with a combined score of 599. The Phoenix hold a five-stroke lead over both Campbell and UNC Greensboro who are tied for third with identical scores of 604.

Fanny Cnops of UNC Greensboro and Erin Selfridge of Daytona State moved into a tie for first place on the individual leader board with matching 36-hole scores of 143. Cnops carded a 71 on the day while Selfridge turned in a two-under 70. The pair hold a one-stroke lead over Christine Duschek-Hansen of Augusta State and Kristen Hill of Akron.

HPU will tee-off at Oak Point Golf Club on Tuesday for the final day of the Kiawah Island Classic.