GRANDOVER, N.C. – Longwood women's golf sits in seventh after the first day of the Grandover Fall Classic at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center. Among the 73-player field, only three players shot a round at par or better on the Par 72, 6,155-yard course.
 
Scores
7. Longwood: 317-310—627 (+51)
 
T14. Mary-Sears Brown: 82-72—154 (+10)
T31. Annabelle Jennings: 74-85—159 (+15)
T37. Grace Huffman: 82-78—160 (+16)
T44. Emma Landis: 79-82—161 (+17)
T44. Peyton Schaffer: 83-78—161 (+17)
T61. Ester Choi: 83-86—169 (+25)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Mary-Sears Brown led the way for Longwood with a strong second round. On a day when low scores were difficult to come by, Brown fired an even-par 72 in the second round. She sits tied for 14^th on the day, and she had one of three rounds at par or better on the day.
 
Annabelle Jennings is tied for 31^st. The junior led Longwood in the first round with a 74. She tied for 17^th in the field with four birdies.
 
Grace Huffman sits tied for 37^th and finished one stroke behind Jennings. She also tied for 17^th in the field with four birdies.
 
Emma Landis tied for 44^th along with Peyton Schaffer. Ester Choi finished tied for 61^st.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:

"This course plays more difficult than the rest of the courses we will play this fall," said Longwood head coach Brittany Dabule. "The greens are quick and have a lot of slope to them. If we don't hit our approach shots in the right spots, it can be difficult. Pars are good on this course."

"Annabelle had a solid first round for us, then Mary-Sears came through for us in the second round with even-par," Dabule added. "We are looking for a solid team score in tomorrow's final round, and hopefully we can jump up on the leaderboard."

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 
Brown also tied for 17^th in birdies. She also finished tied for ninth in the field with 20 pars.
 
Schaffer was one of the top players in the field on par 3's, averaging a 3.13 across the 36 holes. She was tied for the ninth best average among the field on par 3's.
 
Brown was tied for sixth in the field on par 4's after posting a 4.30 average.
 
Landis was one of 18 players in the field who averaged below par on par 5's. She averaged a 4.88 on the day. Huffman shot even on par 5's.

The Lancers sit five shots back of both Towson and UNC Greensboro, who are tied for fifth.
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers will play the final 18 holes on Tuesday morning.
 
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