EDISTO BEACH, S.C. – Longwood women's golf overcame a slow start and tough playing conditions to move into a tie for ninth at the Edisto Island Invitational.
 
Avery Nordman led the way with a top 10 day, and no one in the 77-player field finished at par or better at The Plantation Course at Edisto.
 
NOTABLE RESULTS:
 
Longwood is tied for ninth with fellow Big South member Charleston Southern. The two are two shots behind East Carolina in the 14-team field. Longwood sits five shots back of Radford and Western Carolina, tied for sixth, and six shots back of Stetson in fifth.
 
The day featured a strong wind throughout that made it challenging across the field.
 
Nordman carded birdies on her first and last hole and had nothing worse than a bogey to tie for 10^th on the day with a 75 (+4).
 
Chaira Wippert tied for 28^th while also not carding anything worse than a bogey on the day. The sophomore finished with a 78 (+7).
 
Abigail Sheldon shook off a slow start and put together a solid back nine, where she shot two over, to finish tied for 44^th. She closed the day with an 81 (+10).
 
Madison Lehr and Caroline Tragesser both carded an 82 (+11) to tie for 49^th.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Considering we started off seven over after the first hole, we did a great job holding it together," said Longwood Head Coach Megan Weaver. "Scores were high across the board with the howling wind. We had a few weak shots that blew out of bounds and really punished us; otherwise, we played decent, and we didn't give up. We have to improve upon our shot commitment tomorrow."
 
FULL RESULTS:
 
1. Elon: 294 (+10)
2. Georgia State: 299 (+15)
3. Charleston: 300 (+16)
4. Campbell: 308 (+24)
5. Stetson: 310 (+26)
T6. Western Carolina: 311 (+27)
T6. Radford: 311 (+27)
8. East Carolina: 314 (+30)
T9. Longwood: 316 (+32)
T9. Charleston Southern: 316 (+32)
11. Wofford: 317 (+33)
12. Towson: 335 (+51)
13. Queens: 336 (+52)
14. The Citadel: 349 (+65)
 
T10. Avery Nordman: 75 (+4)
T28. Chiara Wippert: 78 (+7)
T44. Abigail Sheldon: 81 (+10)
T49. Madison Lehr: 82 (+11)
T49. Caroline Tragesser: 82 (+11)
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood plays the second round on Monday morning. Live scoring is available on Scoreboard.
 
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