Rohleder paces women’s golf in opener

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Freshman took 19th in first tournament

 Freshman Sophia Rohleder carded a 77 in the final round of the Roseann Schwartz Invitational to finish in 19th place at Mill Creek Park Golf Course.

After an opening-round tally of 82, the Evansville product improved by five strokes to finish with a 159 for the event, taking 19th place.

Fellow newcomer Minka Gill saw her score jump by eight strokes on Tuesday.  Gill notched an 86 in the first round of action, but fired off a 78 in the final round to tie for 34th with a 164.  Giulia Mallmann matched that total with identical rounds of 82.

Next up was Maria Pickens.  She also saw an improvement in day two.  Pickens followed up Monday’s 86 with a score of 82.  Her total of 168 tied her for 43rd.  Lexie Sollman was next up with a 171.

Madison Chaney came home in a tie for 43rd as an individual with her rounds finishing at 83 and 85.  Carly Waggoner was tied with Sollman for 49th with a 171.  Waggoner shot an 84 on Tuesday.

Marshall University extended its lead to take the team championship.  The Thundering Herd notched a 608 after totaling a team score of 298 in the last round.  They finished 12 ahead of Akron.  The Purple Aces remained in 8th spot, finishing with a 655.

Cleveland State’s Madison Butler was the medalist.  Her 149 came in two strokes ahead of her nearest competition.

The next action for the Aces will be on Sept. 18-19 at the Ball State Cardinal Classic in Yorktown, Ind.