Final round set for Saturday
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MURRAY, Ky. – Senior Sophia Rohleder finished the opening day of the Jan Weaver Invitational just three strokes off of the lead as the University of Evansville women’s golf team wrapped up the first two round of the Jan Weaver Invite on Friday at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
Rohleder began Friday’s action with a 74 before carding an even 72 in the second round. Her score of 146 has her in a tie for 4thplace, just three strokes off the lead entering the final 18 holes. Della Gibbs from Belmont and Bradley’s Taylor Ledwein lead the individuals with scores of 143. Payton Carter from Murray State is in third with a 144.
Second on the Aces squad is Mallory Russell. She started the tournament with a 77 before recording an 80 in Friday’s second round. She completed the day with a 157 and is tied for 39th. Fresh off of a career tournament at Indiana State earlier this week, Allison Enchelmayer shot a 76 to start the event before recording an 83 to finish with a 159. She is tied for 43rd with a 159.
Alyssa McMinn and Caitlin O’Donnell both completed today with a 161. McMinn fired off an 84 before lowering her second round by seven strokes to a 77. O’Donnell had a solid finish in both rounds, finishing with an 81 and 80. Carly Frazier had another strong showing playing as an individual. Like Enchelmayer, Frazier had a career tournament in Terre Haute and carried the momentum into this weekend. Rounds of 76 and 80 have her tied for 36th with a 156.
Evansville sits in 9th place in the team standings. The Aces are three behind Georgia State and five ahead of Dayton. A close race at the top of the leaderboard has Central Arkansas pacing Murray State by one stroke. Central Arkansas had a 598 in the first two rounds while the Racers finished at 599. Seton Hall is third with a 602.
The final 18 holes are set to begin on Saturday morning.
