Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational First Round Results | Second Round Tee Times

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CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina – Junior Lyberty Anderson carded a 5-over par round of 77 as UNCW opened play at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational with the opening round at the UNC Finley Golf Course on Friday afternoon.

The Seahawks, who shot a 315 team score, finished the first round in 18th place. Wake Forest took the early lead after firing a 6-under par score of 282 for a one-stroke lead over Ohio State.

"It was a challenging day mentally for us," Head Coach Cindy Ho said. "With very little chance to practice over the last week due to Hurricane Matthew, we didn't look confident today. It's tough trying to play when you feel your game isn't sharp enough in such a big tournament. With two rounds left, the goal is to find a way to manage our game well enough to move up."

Anderson finished the opening round in a tie for 68th place while sophomore Ellinoora Moisio followed in a share of 76th place after finishing with a 6-over par round of 78.

Junior Alaina Yeatts is tied for 86th place after shooting a 79 in the first round while junior Kayla Thompson posted an 81 for a share of 92nd place.

Freshman My Nguyen rounded out the Seahawks' contingent by posting an 82 in the first round.

Up Next for the Seahawks: UNCW continues play at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational with the second round on Saturday morning.   

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UNCW Individual Results: T-68. Lyberty Anderson 77; T-76. Ellinoora Moisio 78; T-86. Alaina Yeatts 79; T-92. Kayla Thompson 81; 94. My Nguyen 82.  
 
Team Results: 1. Wake Forest 282; 2. Ohio State 283; 3. Alabama 285; 4. Arkansas 286; 5. NC State 288; T-6. Duke 292; T-6. South Carolina 292; 8. Tennessee 294; 9. Louisville 295; 10. Michigan 296; T-11. North Carolina 297; T-11. Vanderbilt 297; T-11. Virginia 297; 14. LSU 302; 15. North Carolina 305; 16. Rollins 307; 17. Michigan State 309; 18. UNCW 315.   
 
Individual Leaders: 1. Jennifer Kupcho (Wake Forest) 67; T-2. Lauren Stephenson (Alabama) 68; T-2. Nikolette Schroeder (Ohio State) T-4. Ainhoa Olarra (South Carolina) 69; T-4. Jacqueline Twitty (Louisville) 69; T-4. India Clayburn (NC State) 69; T-7. Cheyenne Knight (Alabama) 70; T-7. Alana Uriell (Arkansas) 70; T-7. Jessica Porvasnik (Ohio State) 70; T-7. Antonia Eberhard (Wake Forest) 70; T-7. Gurbani Singh (Duke) 70.

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