CARLSBAD, Calif. – The Florida State women’s golf team surged into the top five of the team standings Saturday during the second round of the NCAA Championships played at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.
 
Florida State shot 4-under-par as a team, the second-best round of the day, to move from 16th after the first round into a tie for fourth heading into Sunday’s third round. All four of FSU’s counting scores were 1-under on Saturday.
 
“To have four players shoot under-par this morning was very good,” Florida State head coach Amy Bond said. “Having the second-best round of the day put us back in contention. The more we play this course, the more we learn so we are looking forward to tomorrow.”
 
Junior All-Americans Mirabel Ting and Lottie Woad are minus-3 and minus-1, respectively, for the tournament. Ting, who played a bogey-free round on Saturday, is tied for sixth in the individual standings, four shots behind the current leader. Woad carded three birdies during her second round and sits in a tie for 13th.
 
Freshman Sophia Fullbrook improved to plus-two overall after registering three birdies on the day, and fellow freshman Alexandra Gazzoli carded a team-high four birdies while moving to plus-seven after the first two rounds. Senior Kaylah Williams added two more birdies during her round of two-over-par to sit at plus-eight for the tournament.
 
Following Sunday’s third round, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams for Monday’s fourth and final round of stroke play. The top eight teams at the conclusion of Monday’s round advance to match play, which begins Tuesday and will determine the team national champion.
 
Florida State is set to tee off at 9:52 a.m. ET Sunday in the third round. The Seminoles are paired with Southern California and Mississippi State. Live stats will be available at Seminoles.com.