OLDSMAR, Fla. –Longwood women's golf shook off a rough first day to climb three spots and finish in the top 10 at the Don Benbow Spring Invitational, hosted by Butler at the East Lake Woodlands Golf Club in Florida.
 
Abigail Sheldon was spectacular en route to climbing into a tie for 11^th place. She was the only player in the tournament with a round below par on either day.
 
RESULTS:
 
The Lancers knocked off 30 strokes from their day one score, carding a 309 as a team in the second round to finish with a 340-309—649 (+73).
 
The finish helped the team climb into 10^th in the event out of 15 teams.
 
Sheldon was superb. The freshman ripped off a one-under 71 and had five birdies on the day to climb 56 spots into her tie for 11^th in the 95-player field.
 
She finished with a two-round score of 86-71—157 (+13), and she was at her best in the closing stretch. In her final 13 holes, she had four birdies.
 
Fellow freshman Chiara Wippert also climbed up the rankings to move into a tie for 36^th after vaulting up 31 spots. She finished with a second-round 76 for a two-round score of 86-76—162 (+18).
 
Aine Martin also had her best collegiate appearance for Longwood with a tie for 40^th. She finished 82-81—163 (+19).
 
Breanna Hoese shaved off five strokes from her first round, carding an 86-81—167 (+23) to move up 10 spots and tie for 57^th.
 
Ester Choi closed out the group with an 89-88—177 (+33) to finish tied for 84^th.

WHAT THEY SAID: UP NEXT:
 
Longwood to action on Monday and Tuesday, March 24-25 at The Nashville Invitational at the Hermitage Golf Course-President's Reserve in Nashville, Tennessee.
 
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