Freshman Maria Pickens and senior Rick Voyvodic led their respective teams as the University of Evansville golf teams opened up the Butler Fall Invitational on Monday at Highland Country Club.
Pickens had a stellar start to the tournament, posting a 6-over 76 in the opening round. She sits in a tie for 12th place. Just one behind her is Kayla Katterhenry. After winning the opening two tournament of the season, Katterhenry sits six off of the lead after she carded a 77 on Monday.
Third for the Aces is Giulia Mallmann. The sophomore finished the first day with a 78 and is tied for 18th. Rounding out the squad were Carly Waggoner and Maggie Camp. The duo carded scores of 84 and 87, respectively. Madison Chaney and Rachel Marchi were individuals for UE. Chaney had a strong day, finishing with an 81 while Marchi checked in with a solid round of 84.
The women are fifth out of ten participating schools. Indianapolis leads the way with a 298 while IUPUI (300) and Butler (303) are closed behind. UE finished the day with a 315.
Voyvodic had the top score of the day for the guys. Through two rounds, the senior sits in a tie for 11th place with a 143. Following a 2-over 72 to begin the day, he fired a 1-over 71 in round two. Tyler Gray is one behind Voyvodic. His Monday scores finished with a 74 and an even 70.
Next up was Will Knights. After recording a 78 in the first round, Knights regrouped in a big way, notching a 3-under 67 in the second round to stand at a 145. Wil Pahud was close behind with a 146. He is tied for 23rd. Noah Reese completed the UE contingent, tallying rounds of 75 and 80 on his way to a 155.
Joseph Addante and Zac Turi played as individuals. Addante began Monday with a 72 before firing a 78 to finish with a 150. Turi’s rounds finished with scores of 76 and 80.
Evansville is in fourth place going into the final round with a score of 575. IUPUI leads the way with a 562. They are six strokes ahead of Butler. Gehrig Hollatz of the Bulldogs has a lead of five strokes going into the final day. After starting the day with a 2-under 68, Hollatz carded a 4-under 66 to sit with a 134.
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