Aces in sixth place overall
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PINEHURST, N.C. – Alyssa McMinn and Caitlin O’Donnell led the University of Evansville women’s golf team in the opening day of the Pinehurst Women’s Intercollegiate at Pinehurst No. 6.
Teams played a total of 36 holes on Monday’s opening day. Both McMinn and O’Donnell finished the day with a 154. McMinn started the day with an 81 before making a huge leap in round two, carding a 1-over 73. O’Donnell had a consistent day, finishing both rounds at 5-over par 77. They are tied for 18th place.
Next up for UE was Mallory Russell. After recording an 83 to start the day, she also lowered her score significantly, posting a 3-over 75 to cap off the day and finish with a 158, standing in a tie for 31st. Two strokes behind her was Sophia Rohleder, who overcame obstacles to complete the day with scores of 83 and 77 on her way to a standing of 35th. Allison Enchelmayer recorded an 82 in the opening 18 holes before lowering her final by four strokes in the second round, finishing with a 79. Her 161 is tied for 36th.
Individual Carly Frazier completed the opening 36 holes with a 178. Her rounds finished at 87 and 91.
As a team, Evansville is in 6th place with a 625. UE is eight strokes outside of the top five and are four in front of Western Carolina. Rutgers and UNC Greensboro are tied atop the leaderboard with scores of 599 while St. John’s is close behind in third place with a 601. Tara Bettle of UNCG leads the individuals with a 140. She is six strokes ahead of her nearest competition.
Tuesday will mark the final day of the even with the teams playing a single round of 18.
