Tough Conditions Impact Field During Second Round of UCF ChallengeTough Conditions Impact Field During Second Round of UCF Challenge
Mark Selders

Tough Conditions Impact Field During Second Round of UCF Challenge

ORLANDO, Fla. – It has been a tale of two days so far at the UCF Challenge for Penn State after a gorgeous 80-degree day on Sunday the field was met by a cold and blustery day on Monday that actually prompted a Wind Chill Advisory for the Orlando area.

The Nittany Lions struggled posting an 18-over round and falling from sixth to 13th in the 17-team field. Only two teams were able to keep it under par as a unit on Monday with Houston jumping from fifth to first after a 7-under round of 281 puts them at 15-under for the tournament. Virginia carded a 1-under round on Monday and slid up three spots to fourth as the Cavaliers sit at 4-under for the championship after 36 holes. Wake Forest (11-under), Arkansas (8-under) and while Kent State (2-under) round out the top-five.

Sophomore classmates Mathilde Delavallade (Royan, France) and Isha Dhruva (Katy, Texas) along with freshman Victoria Tip-Aucha (Vienna, Va.) paced the Nittany Lions with matching rounds of 4-over, 76, on Monday.

Delavallade went out in 3-over and came in at 1-over after finishing with a disappointing double-bogey. The sophomore is currently tied for 34th at 2-over, 146, for the championship. Dhruva's round was highlighted by a four-hole stretch of four-under par that was jumpstarted when she holed out for eagle on the par-4, 14th.

Senior Megan McLean (Lebanon, N.J.) carded a 6-over, 78, to round out the team scoring while juniors Sarah Willis (Eaton, Ohio) and Taylor Waller (Cannonsburg, Pa.) each turned in rounds of 82 (10-over) in the second round of competition.

The Nittany Lions are back on the course tomorrow morning for the final round of competition.

FULL ROUND 2 RESULTS