The United States hold a commanding 9-3 lead over Great Britain and Ireland after the second day of the 40th Curtis Cup match at Quaker Ridge, New York.
The United States hold a commanding 9-3 lead over Great Britain and Ireland after the second day of the 40th Curtis Cup match at Quaker Ridge, New York.
The host team won the morning fourballs 3-0 before claiming two points from the afternoon foursomes, with Olivia Mehaffey and Sophie Lamb contributing GB&I’s only point.
"We played really well this afternoon. We played two amazing players so feels pretty good to get the win right now. Obviously, it's a little disappointing how the team has done but everyone will be pumped up tomorrow. We’ve got nothing to lose, we've got to go out all guns blazing and hopefully we can get a couple points on the board," Olivia Mehaffey
Heading into the final day's singles matches the United States only need 1½ points to win the Curtis Cup, but GB&I Captain, Elaine Farquharson-Black, is still confident that the girls can turn things around,
"We can still do it. Every single one of them can beat every single one of the Americans. We've got to believe that and we've got to go out fighting."
Here’s what the scoreboard looks like so far:
Morning Fourballs
Olivia Mehaffey / Sophie Lamb (GB&I) vs. Jennifer Kupcho / Kristen Gillman (USA) – United States win 3&2
Alice Hewson / Annabell Fuller (GB&I) vs. Lilia Vu / Mariel Galdiano (USA) – United States win 2&1
Lily May Humphreys / Shannon McWilliam (GB&I) vs. Lucy Li / Andrea Lee (USA) – United States win 3&2
Afternoon Foursomes
Olivia Mehaffey / Sophie Lamb (GB&I) vs. Jennifer Kupcho / Lilia Vu (USA) – GB&I win 2&1
Annabell Fuller / India Clyburn (GB&I) vs. Lauren Stephenson / Kristen Gillman – United States win 6&5
Paula Grant / Shannon McWilliam (GB&I) vs. Lucy Li / Sophia Schubert – United States win 7&5
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