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Women's Golf Joined by Host Florida at the Top of the Gator Invite Leaderboard Florida catches Crimson Tide in second round of the SunTrust Gator Women's Invitational
Brooke Pancake shot 72 on Saturday and is tied for 5th individually.

Brooke Pancake shot 72 on Saturday and is tied for 5th individually.

March 17, 2012

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - University of Alabama women's golf team shot 13-over-par 293 in the second round of the SunTrust Gator Women's Invitational and are tied for the team lead with host Florida on the par-70, 6,002-yard Mark Bostick Golf Course.

The Gators were nine-strokes better than any other team in the field on Saturday to tie the Crimson Tide atop the leaderboard at 17-over-par 577. UA shot 284 in round one and 293 in round two while UF opened with a 294 on Friday and shot 3-over 283 Saturday. Georgia is in third place at 22-over-par 582 with Florida State (+23, 583) in fourth and South Florida (+28, 588) is fifth.

Senior Brooke Pancake and sophomore Stephanie Meadow led Alabama in round two and are tied for fifth place individually at 2-over-par 142 heading into Sunday's third and final round. Meadow shot 1-over 71 in round two with Pancake carding a 2-over 72.

Jennifer Kirby is tied for 17th after 36 holes of play following her second straight 3-over-par round of 73. Sophomore Hannah Collier, who shot even-par 70 on Friday, slipped back in the second round with a 7-over 77 to fall into a tie for 21st position. Freshman Johanna Tillström also carded a 77 on Saturday.

The Crimson Tide will play with the host Gators during Sunday's final round as well as the third-place Georgia Bulldogs.

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