UE women travel to Pinehurst Intercollegiate

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Tournament set for March 29-30

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Pinehurst No. 6 will be the host for the next event for the University of Evansville women’s golf team, who will take part in the Pinehurst Women’s Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday.

 

Consisting of 54 holes, the tournament will be played over the course of two days at Pinehurst No. 6 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

 

Included in the field are Boston College, Brown, Evansville, Georgetown, Morehead State, UNC Asheville, UNC Greensboro, Rutgers, Southern New Hampshire, St. John’s, Western Carolina and Western Illinois.

 

UE is back in action for the first time since March 9 at the Benbow Invitational in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.  Sophia Rohleder picked up her second medalist in as many tournaments this season, edging the competition by one stroke.  Rohleder wrapped up the two rounds of play with a 151.

Three Aces finished in the top 12 of the event to lead the team to a second place finish in the final standings.  Second on the team and tying for 12th in the tournament was the duo of Allison Enchelmayer and Mallory Russell.  Enchelmayer had a strong round on the final day, carding an 80 and putting her final tally at a 164.  Russell tied that mark; following a 78 in the first rounhd of 18, Russell clinched a strong finish with an 86 in round two.

Alyssa McMinn and Caitlin O’Donnell each rallied in the final round in Jacksonville.  McMinn improved by four strokes between the first and second rounds to finish with a 166 while O’Donnell lowered her score by 11 strokes on her way to a top 30 finish.