WALLACE, North Carolina – Senior
Annette Lyche earned a share of 17th place as UNCW opened play at the River Landing Classic at River Landing Golf Course on Saturday afternoon.
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The Seahawks, who are hosting the event for the 16th straight year, ended the first day in 12th place after posting a 635 team score through 36 holes. Harvard, which boasts three players in the top-10, used a 3-over par effort in the first round to take the lead heading into Sunday's final round.
Lyche posted a 2-over par 74 in the opening round before carding an 80 in the second round as the teams battled windy conditions during the two rounds.
Senior
Meghan Theiss is tied for 26th place after firing a two-round total of 156 while sophomore
Kayla Thompson follows in a tie for 47th place.
Freshman
Ellinoora Moisio is tied for 52nd place while sophomore
Alaina Yeatts rounds out the Seahawks' contingent in a share of 60th place.
Up Next for the Seahawks: UNCW closes out play at the River Landing Classic on Sunday with the third round, which is scheduled for an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start. Â
UNCW Individual Results: T17.
Annette Lyche 74-80=154; T26.
Meghan Theiss 79-77=156; T47.
Kayla Thompson 79-83=162; T52.
Ellinoora Moisio 79-84=163; T60.
Alaina Yeatts 81-84=165.
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Team Results: 1. Harvard 291-313=604 (+28); 2. Penn State 303-306=609 (+33); 3. East Carolina 298-313=611 (+35); 4. Old Dominion 312-304=616 (+40); 5. Penn 306-311=617 (+41); 6. William & Mary 314-310=624 (+48); 7. Rutgers 312-314=626 (+50); 8. Yale 314-316=630 (+54); 9. Columbia 315-316=631 (+55); 10. Richmond 316-317=633 (+57); 11. Delaware 318-316=634 (+58); 12. UNCW 311-324=635 (+59); 13. UAB 319-333=652 (+76).
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Individual Leaders: 1. Anne Cheng (Harvard) 71-73=144; 2. Alessandra Liu (W&M) 73-73=146; 3. Jacqueline Chulya (Columbia) 76-71=147; 4. Halley Morell (Penn State) 74-75=149; T5. Lita Guo (Harvard) 73-77=150; T5. Christina Paulsen (Rutgers) 73-77=150; T5. Anna Zhou (Harvard) 72-78=150; 8. Jackie Rogowicz (Penn State) 75-76=151; T9. Catherine Ashworth (East Carolina) 76-76=152; T9. Rachel Dai (Penn) 76-76=152; T9. Christine Lin (Harvard) 71-81=152; T9. Tiffany Yau (Penn) 78-74=152.
