Women’s Golf: Lillie’s 66 sparks UVA at Moon Golf Invitational

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Posted on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, 6:23 pm

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

golfFueled by a stellar round from graduate student Beth Lillie, the No. 8 Virginia women’s golf team remained in second place following the second day of play at the Moon Golf Invitational. The Cavaliers shot even par 288 on Monday for a 36-hole total of 1-under 575. Florida State enters Tuesday’s final round two shots ahead of UVA on the leaderboard.

Lillie posted her best round as a collegiate, shooting 6-under 66 to lead UVA. She moved up to fifth place overall at 3-under 141. Her round featured three birdies on each side and was bogey free.

Lillie’s score ties as the second-best 18-hole performance by a Cavalier in program history. The last UVA golfer to shoot 6-under 66 was Anna Redding during the 2018-19 season. Lauren Coughlin holds the all-time single-round scoring record with a 7-under 65 she shot at the 2015 UCF Challenge.

One spot behind Lillie is Cavalier Amanda Sambach in sixth place. She posted a score of even par 72 for a two-day total of 2-under 142. Virginia’s first-day leader, sophomore Jennifer Cleary, slipped back to 16th place after shooting 76. She stands at 1-over 145 entering the final round. Sophomore Rebecca Skoler is in 28th place at 147 and Celeste Valinho is 69th at 153. Skoler had a second-round score of 74 while Valinho shot 78.

UVA’s final round gets underway at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday. The Cavaliers will be paired with Florida State and Central Florida. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Moon Golf Invitational

Duran Golf Club
Melbourne, FL
Par 72, 6,479 yards
Second Round Results

Team Results

  1. Florida State       286-287-573
  2. Virginia            287-288-575
  3. UCF                 292-286-578
  4. LSU                 292-287-579
  5. Florida             291-290-581
  6. Auburn              295-287-582
  7. Alabama             297-286-583
  8. South Carolina      295-291-586
  9. Baylor              301-288-589
  10. Arkansas            296-294-590
  11. Duke                304-290-594
  12. Louisville          291-305-596
  13. Augusta             302-297-599
  14. North Carolina      298-305-603
  15. Miami               307-308-615

Individual Leaders

  1. Ingrid Lindblad, LSU           66-67-133
  2. Tunrada Piddon, UCF            72-65-137
  3. Kendall Griffin, Louisville    68-70-138

Virginia Results

  1. Beth Lillie     75-66-141
  2. Amanda Sambach  70-72-142
  3. Jennifer Cleary 69-76-145
  4. Rebecca Skoler  73-74-147
  5. Celeste Valinho 75-78-153