Mills, Phoenix Soar at Lady Seahawk Classic
WALLACE, N.C. ? Elon’s Danielle Mills followed up an even-par 72 with a four-under 68 to erupt to first place in the 72-player field after the opening day of the ninth annual UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic women’s golf tournament Monday afternoon on the 6,165-yard River Landing Golf Club course.
Paced by the performances of Mills (140) and teammate Frederique Bruell (tied-fifth place/75-74?149), the Phoenix (305-295?600) pulled into second place ? two shots behind leader East Carolina (296-302?598) and three strokes ahead of East Tennessee State (300-303?603) and host UNC Wilmington (304-299?603).
James Madison (310-306?616) secured fifth place in the 12-team, 54-hole tournament, followed by Augusta State (311-309?620), Maryland (313-310?623), UNC Greensboro (313-311?624), Longwood (318-311?629), Wofford (319-313?632), Brown (324-315?639) and Appalachian State (337-323?660).
Mills holds a five-shot lead over East Carolina’s Amy Otteson (73-72?145) entering the final round of the two-day, three-round event. The UNCW duo of Ashley Tait (third place/75-71?146) and Carmen Perez-Narbon (fourth place/75-73?148) occupies the next two positions entering Tuesday’s 9:30 a.m. shotgun start.
Elon also received scores from Tara McFadden (tied-25th place/79-77?156), Lauren Lebak (tied-54th place/86-76?162) and Virginia Mayer (61st place/79-86?165). The Phoenix’s Kelsey Johnson (tied-50th place/75-86?161) is competing in the event as an individual.
Women’s Golf Concludes Two Rounds at UNCW Classic
WILMINGTON, N.C. ? After two rounds of play at the UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic, the Wofford women’s golf sits in tenth place, led by sophomore Meredith Few.
East Carolina owns a two-stroke lead in the team standings and senior Danielle Mills of Elon sits atop the individual leaderboard after the opening day of the 9th UNCW Lady Seahawk Golf Classic at River Landing Golf Club.
Playing in near-ideal conditions, the 12 teams tackled 36 holes on Monday at River Landing, finishing play just before dusk. The final round of the 54-hole event gets under way Tuesday with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
Sophomore Few finished tied for 15th at the end of the first day of competition. Few shot a team-low 78 in the first round, followed by a 74 in the second round on the par-72 course. Junior Sarah Herbert trailed Few by only four strokes, also shooting a 74 in the second round, recovering from a first-round 82.
Following Herbert on day one was Alex Rankin, who carded a two-round score of 160, Sarah Hurt, with a score of 164, and senior Erin Wells with a card of 166 over two rounds.
The Terriers currently sit ahead of fellow Southern Conference institution Appalachian State in the 12-team field.
UNCG eighth after two rounds at Lady Seahawk Classsic
WALLACE, NC ? Erica Creed and Annelie Weimenhog are both tied for 25th to lead UNC Greensboro after the first day of competition at the UNCW Lady Seahawk Classic women's golf tournament on Monday.
Creed carded rounds of 80 and 76 on the par-72, 6,165-yard course at River Landing GC. Weimenhog shot a 79 in the morning and then came back with a 77 on the afternoon loop.
Elon’s Danielle Mills sits atop the individual leaderboard with a five-shot lead. She shot even par in the morning and then came back to shoot a 68 in the afternoon ? one of just two rounds that were under par on the day. UNC Wilmington’s Ashley Tait had the other with a 71 in the afternoon.
East Carolina holds the team lead through two rounds with a score of 598. The Pirates have a two-shot lead over Elon and five-shot advantage of East Tennessee State. The Spartans are in eighth place in the 12-team field with a score of 624.
The final round of the 54-hole event gets under way Tuesday with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: East Carolina 598, Elon 600, East Tennessee State 603, UNC Wilmington 603, James Madison 616, Augusta State 620, Maryland 623, UNCG 624, Longwood 629, Wofford 632, Brown 639, Appalachian State 660.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Top 10: 1. Danielle Mills (Elon) 72-68=140; 2. Amy Otteson (East Carolina) 73-72=145; 3. Ashley Tait (UNCW) 75-71=146; 4. Carmen Perez-Narbon (UNCW) 75-73=148; T-5. Kelly Lynch (James Madison) 77-72=149; T-5. Frederique Bruell (Elon) 75-74=149; T-5. Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) 75-74=149; T-8. Ana Maria Puche (East Carolina) 75-75=150; T-8. Laura Jansone (East Tennessee State) 73-77=150; T-10. Nina Muehl (East Tennessee State) 77-74=151; T-10. Abby Bools (East Carolina) 76-75=151; T_10. Kennie Leigh Eisenhour (East Tennessee State) 75-76=151.
Other UNCG Golfers: T-25. Erica Creed 80-76=156; T-25. Annelie Weimenhog 79-77=156; T-36. Lauren Smith 81-76=157; T-42. Sofia Aidemark 78-82=160; T-42. Ana Lucia Martinez 76-84=160.