HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maria Garcia and the Georgia women’s golf team increased their leads during the second round of The Robbie at the Robert Trent Golf Trail at Hampton Cove Course on Saturday. Garcia is at 7-under and the Bulldogs are 13-under, giving them 3- and 17-stroke leads, respectively, entering the final round.

Five Fast Facts

• Garcia owns a 3-shot lead over teammate Karoline Tuttle, who is second on the individual leaderboard. In addition, Eidhagen Harrouch and Givens are tied for eighth at 1-over and Celine Brovold Sanne is tied for 12th at 2-over 146.

• Georgia posted its best team round of the season, an 8-under 280, by counting Garcia’s 4-under 68, a 3-under 69 from Maria Eidhagen Harrouch, a 2-under 70 from Tuttle and a 73 from Sydney Givens.

• Garcia celebrated her birthday on Saturday by recording her second-straight bogey-free round. On Saturday, she birdied No. 1, No. 3, No. 14 and No. 17.

• For the second consecutive day, the Bulldogs started at a red hot pace. After playing the first six holes at 7-under as a team on Friday, Georgia covered its first three holes on Saturday at a 5-under clip.

• Eidgagen Harrouch played the front nine at 5-under. She birdied No. 1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 before a bogey No. 8. Eidhagen Harrouch bounced back with an eagle-3 at No. 9, a 511-yard, par-5. She moved to 7-under through 11 holes before finishing her loop at 3-under.

Notable Quotes

Associate Head Coach Dalton Stevens:

“We’re extremely proud of the girls today. I think our main word that really came from today was grit. We really saw ourselves get off to a strong start. We have tended to play the front nine really well. I think tomorrow we’ve got to get after the back nine a little bit. We need to be need be more zoned in on certain holes. I’m really proud of how ‘Rouchy’ (Maria Eidhagen Harrouch) came out and really got us going out of the gate. Maria Garcia gave us another great round has a chance to compete for a championship tomorrow. She saw herself shoot 4-under on her birthday. What a way to cap off your birthday. Obviously, we got another great round from KT, 2-under with a birdie on the last hole. We showed a lot of fight today and are excited to compete for a championship tomorrow.”

Up Next:

The Bulldogs will wrap up play in The Robbie on Sunday. Georgia will be paired with tournament host Lipscomb and Tennessee Tech, with live scoring available here.