Results

COON RAPIDS, Minn. - On a day when five of the top six teams in the MIAC Championship scored worse then the day before, one would think that by trimming nine strokes from their score the Royals would gain on the competition. Unfortunately, Saint Mary's, who held a two stroke lead on Bethel, improved by 14 strokes, leaving the Royals nine strokes out of eight place.

Paige Lemieux (Fr., Fargo, N.D.) was once again the low scorer for Bethel at Bunker Hills Golf Course with an 88, three strokes better than her opening round. Hannah Hunstad (Jr., Medina, Minn.) slipped by two strokes to shoot a 96. Bree Eastlack (Sr., Rockford, Minn.) broke 100 by shooting a 97, and Erica Dennis (Fr., Waseca, Minn.) made the greatest improvement by cutting 10 strokes off of her opening round to shoot a 95.

As a team, the Royals shot a 376, which is the second-best round they've shot during their inaugural season. They will look to improve on that as they are scheduled to tee off tomorrow morning for the final round of the 54-hole tournament.