OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – Longwood women's golf had a little bit of work to do after a slow start in round one, and the Lancers did just that at The Nashville Invitational.
After 18 holes, the team was in 14
th out of 16 teams, but the Lancers knocked a full 12 strokes off their opening round to climb five spots into a tie for ninth at The Hermitage GCS.
Abigail Sheldon finished the day inside the top 25, and both
Hannah Wang and
Ester Choi finished in the top 40 in the 91-player field.
NOTABLE RESULTS:
After the Lancers opened with a 313, they carded a 301 in round two that was tied for the third-best team score in the second round.
The strong finish moved the Lancers into a tie with CSU Northridge, and the team is three shots back of Jacksonville in eighth and four back of North Alabama in seventh.
Sheldon was the biggest riser of the day for Longwood and the second-biggest climber up the leaderboard in the field. She fired a 79-73—152 (+8) on the Par 72 course. Her second-round 73 helped her move up 33 spots into a tie for 23
rd.
The freshman had four birdies on the day, and in her second round, she had 13 pars to go with two of those four birdies.
Wang, meanwhile, climbed up 28 spots in the standings into a tie for 37
th after trimming six shots off her first round score as well. She carded an 80-74—154 (+10). Her second round features two birdies and 12 pars.
Ester Choi also is tied for 37
th with Wang after climbing up 13 spots in the standings in round two. She posted a 78-76—154 (+10).
Breanna Hoese had the top first round on the team with a 76, but she faded with an 80 in the second round to finish the day tied for 50
th.
Chiara Wippert fired an 80-78—158 (+14) to finish tied for 56
th.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"We made some great adjustments in round two," said Longwood Head Coach
Megan Weaver. "The conditions today were a lot different than the practice round (where we only got through 13 holes) due to the storms yesterday afternoon and evening. Around the greens became really muddy, requiring a lot of precision and decisiveness in chipping. We also adjusted some tee shots in the second round, and that reduced the amount of double-bogeys. It was fun to watch the climb up the leaderboard!"
FULL RESULTS:
T9. Longwood: 313-301—614 (+38)
T23.
Abigail Sheldon: 79-73—152 (+8)
T37.
Hannah Wang: 80-74—154 (+10)
T37.
Ester Choi: 78-76—154 (+10)
T50.
Breanna Hoese: 76-80—156 (+12)
T56.
Chiara Wippert: 80-78—158 (+14)
UP NEXT:
The Lancers play the third and final round of The Nashville Invitational on Tuesday morning.
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