William & Mary Invitational Results: First and Second Rounds
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia – Senior
Kayla Thompson holds a share of second place as UNCW opened its 2017-18 season in third place after the first two rounds of the William & Mary Invitational at Kingsmill Resort on Sunday.
The Seahawks, who finished with a 596 team score after two rounds, are just six strokes behind tournament leader Penn State. The Nittany Lions hold a two-shot advantage over Seton Hall after finishing 14-over par with 18 holes to play.
Thompson opened the tournament with a three-over par 75 before posting finishing one-under in the second round. Junior
Ellinoora Moisio follows in a tie for fourth place after carding a 74 in the first round with a one-over par 73 in the second round.
Sophomore
Thao My Nguyen finished the first two rounds in a tie for sixth place with a 148 score. Freshman
Caroline Cahill, who is making her college debut, is tied for 31st place after recording a 155 score through two rounds.
Freshman
Rachael Mast, who joined Cahill in making her college debut, is tied for 41st place with a 14-over par score while senior
Alaina Yeatts holds a share of 47th place.
Coach Cindy Ho Says: "I was very pleased with our play today over 36 holes. We had some very good stretches of excellent play where we had good birdie chances and made some great up and downs. Kayla, Elli and Thao My played very well to get themselves in the top 10. Kayla birdied four of her final five holes to get herself into contention. She drove the ball extremely well to give herself lots of opportunities to attack the pins. We are looking forward to competing tomorrow with a chance to win, but need to focus on playing our games."
Up Next: The tournament concludes on Monday morning with the third round, which begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Team Scores: 1. Penn State 296-294=590; 2. Seton Hall 296-296=592; 3. UNCW 297-299=596; 4. Col. of Charleston 304-296=600; 5. William & Mary 306-300=606; 6. Xavier 311-298=609; 7. James Madison 314-300=614; 8. Cincinnati 308-307=615; 9. USF 320-311=631; 10. Radford 331-321=652; 11. Western Carolina 349-335=684.
UNCW Results: T-2.
Kayla Thompson 75-71=146; T-4.
Ellinoora Moisio 74-73=147; T-6.
Thao My Nguyen 73-75=148; T-31.
Caroline Cahill 75-80=155; T-47.
Alaina Yeatts 80-80=160.
UNCW Individuals: T-41.
Rachael Mast 78-80=158.
