KISSIMMIEE, Fla. – The FGCU women's golf team fired a program-best score of 290 Monday, April 11 at the 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and improved to second place among the field. The Eagles maintain a team score of 593 (303-290) with one round remaining at Reunion Resort.
 
The Eagles entered Tuesday's play nine strokes out of Kennesaw State's lead and quickly diminished the gap with strong play across the board. The Green and Blue put together the plus-2 round to take over second place in the field and stands just one stroke behind North Florida's lead of 592. FGCU now holds a five-stroke advantage over third-place Kennesaw State and leads Jacksonville, Stetson, Lipscomb and USC Upstate by at least 13 strokes.
 
"I am so happy for the girls," said head coach Sarah Trew. "They played amazing today. It has been a goal of ours all year to break a scoring record and we did that today. Each team member has done a tremendous job of staying composed and process orientated since our first tee shot yesterday. Madeline and Myka had a great day and were both able to bounce back and help us in a big way. Madeline got out to a hot start and it was great to see her put up a round under par. Myka settled back in and played consistently all day.
 
"All we can ask for is to put ourselves in contention going into the final round and we did that in a big way today. I think the confidence of putting together the best round of the tournament is going to be a big boost going into the final round. Tomorrow is about sticking to the game plan that has brought us here. We'll focus on the process and playing with confidence until the last putt drops."
 
FGCU's team score stands as a program record and topped all teams in the field. The mark is four strokes better than KSU's first-round score and was four better that UNF's second-round score.  It also stands one stroke better than the team's previous record of 291, set at the 2013 A-Sun Championship.
 
The team score includes three scores at 73 or better and five at 80 or lower. With the strong individual play, the Eagles hold four of the top nine positions on the leaderboard with four players tied for sixth or better.  
 
Madeline Marck-Sherk (Ridgeway, Ontario/Ridgeway Crystal Beach High School) led the Green and Blue and produced the field's top score with a 70 during the second round of competition. After two rounds, Marck-Sherk holds a total score of 149 to rank sixth in the field. The rookie carded four birdies on her first nine holes and took the turn at four under. She dropped two strokes to start the back nine but followed with six even-par holes to maintain the under-par score. Marck-Sherk finished the round with a birdie on 17 and a bogey on 18 to card a two-under score of 70.
 
Madison Easterbrook (Burlington, Ontario/Aldershot High School) carried the momentum from her first round into the second day of play. After leading the team in the first round, the sophomore holds a tie for fourth place in the field with a total score of 148 (72-76). Easterbrook fired nine even-par scores through her first 11 holes and went into the final stretch at plus-2. She added just two bogeys in her last seven holes and finished at plus-4 on the day. The two-round score ranks as the team's best with one round left to play on Reunion's Watson Course.
 
Senior Mei Khuan Yong (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/ S.M.K. Cochrane) and junior Megan Blonien (Altus, Okla./Altus High School/Oklahoma State) join Marck-Sherk with the tie for sixth place. All three possess two-round scores of 149, just eight strokes behind the tournament's individual leader.
 
Yong played a strong front nine with five-straight even holes to start and two birdies over her next four holes. She recorded bogeys on 10 and 13 but followed with a birdie on 14 and finished the round with four even holes. Yong's one-under score of 71 gives the senior the two-day score of 149.
 
Blonien recorded eight par scores in her first 10 holes and maintained a plus-2 score. She cut her score to plus-1 with a birdie on 11 and brought it to even with another birdie on 14. Blonien finished the round with a bogey on 16 for a plus-1 score of 73 in the second round.
 
Senior Sara Detlefsen (Eagan, Minn./Minnesota Virtual Academy) recorded seven even holes on her first nine, but carded a bogey and a double to enter 10 at plus-3. She added four bogeys and a birdie on the back nine to finish with a second-round score of 80. Detlefsen ranks 26th in the field with a two-day total of 157.
 
The Eagles conclude action at the 2016 A-Sun Conference Championship Tuesday, April 12 with tee times between 8 and 8:36 a.m. The Green and Blue will play with tournament leader North Florida and third-place holder Kennesaw State and will begin the round on hole 1. Live scoring for the A-Sun Championship will be available via GolfStat.com and can be found by clicking here. As always, complete results will be available at FGCUAthletics.com daily.
 
TEAM RESULTS (GolfStat Ranking)

1	North Florida (96)	298	294	592
2	FGCU (142)	303	290	593
3	Kennesaw State (104)	294	304	598
4	Jacksonville (151)	311	300	611
5	Stetson (139)	314	299	613
6	Lipscomb	322	317	639
7	USC Upstate (233)	319	322	641

 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

T4	Madison Easterbrook	72	76	148
T6	Madeline Marck-Sherk	79	70	149
T6	Mei Khuan Yong	78	71	149
T6	Megan Blonien	76	73	149
26	Sara Detlefsen	77	80	157

 
For up-to-the minute information and a behind-the-scenes look at the FGCU women's golf program, follow on Twitter at @FGCU_WGolf and on Facebook at /FGCUWGolf.       
 
Head coach Sarah Trew enters her fifth season at the helm of the FGCU women's golf team. Trew took over in 2011 and has since guided the Eagles to the program's best-ever finish in the Atlantic Sun Tournament and to 20+ top-10 finishes. A year ago, Trew led the team to several records on and off the course. The 2013-14 squad set a new single-season scoring record with a team average of 307.88, while also setting a new benchmark academically. The team earned a team grade point average of 3.8 in the fall semester and set the FGCU team record with a 3.92 during the spring of 2014. The spring of 2015 saw the Eagles again take third place at the A-Sun Championship, and recording their best team score of the season.