MRTYLE BEACH, S.C. – Freshman Mary Alice Murphy used a team-best 156 strokes in the opening 36 holes of the Barefoot at the Beach Invitational.  As a team, Mercer's two-round score of 641 places the team 13^th entering Tuesday's final round at the Davis Love Course.

Mercer's score of 641 (315-326) places the team just one stroke behind Marshall for 12^th place and only seven strokes off the pace of 10^th place Appalachian State.  East Carolina leads the field with a cumulative total of 586.

Murphy's 156 came by virtue of an opening round 79 and a second round 77.  Entering the final round of play, Murphy sits tied with two others for 34^th place in the 82-golfer field.

Sophomore Kimmy Graff posted an 80 in the first round before improving upon that total by one stroke in the second round.  Graff's two-round score of 159 places the sophomore tied for 47^th overall.

Freshman Lacey Fears opened the event with a 77 before needing 84 strokes in her second round of competition.  Fears currently occupies 55^th place individually.

Junior Keri Lynn Carson two-day total of 165 (79-86) slots her 64^th individually while sophomore Aurelie Wiriath rounds out Mercer's participants with a score of 178 (90-88).

The final round of the Barefoot at the Beach Invitational begins Tuesday at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start.