Furman's Rancourt Grabs Lead At UNCG Starmount Fall Classic
Greensboro, N.C. -- Junior Alexa Rancourt used an opening round 71 to grab a one-stroke lead and help the Furman women's golf team into fourth place after 18 holes in the UNC Greensboro Starmount Fall Classic at the par-71 Starmount Country Club on Sunday.
Rancourt, a native of Portland, Maine, got off to a rough start with bogeys on each of her first two holes, but she notched a birdie at the par-4, No. 4 to finish the front nine at one-over. On the back nine, Rancourt recorded two more birdies and shot a one-under par 35 to finish at even-par 71.
Senior Liz Wendt carded a five-over 76 to hold a share of 10th place while junior Laura Wearn grabbed a share of 15th place with a six-over 77 on Sunday morning.
Furman (+22) trails first place Maryland by three strokes and is just two strokes behind UNCG and East Tennessee State after 18 holes. Georgia State, James Madison, Campbell, Winthrop, Western Carolina and Elon round out the top 10 in the 14-team field.
Rancourt holds a one-stroke lead over Kayla Cline of Winthrop, Fanny Chops of UNCG and Mayta Vizcarrondo of ETSU through 18 holes. A total of 13 golfers are within five strokes of the lead entering round two.
Second round action is set for Monday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Paladins will tee-off from No. 1 beginning at 9:15 a.m.
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4 Furman 306
1 Alexa Rancourt 71
T10 Liz Wendt 76
T15 Laura Wearn 77
T52 Inga Gunnarsdottir 82
T59 Daffodil Sanchez 84
Mocs Wind Up Sixth at Bettie Lou Evans Invitational
Freshman Michaela Gasplmayr posts Top 10 as Chattanooga shoots second lowest round of tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky. --- The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team rose from a tie for 10th into a sixth-place finish at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational at the University Club of Kentucky Sunday. UTC's final round 305 (+19) tied for the second-lowest of the tournament.
The Mocs rise today was powered by Michaela Gasplmayr (Ebenfurth, Austria) and Jordan Britt (Chattanooga, Tenn.). Gasplmayr tied for the low round of the day with a two-over par 74, while Britt was a shot back at 75 (+3).
Gasplmayr was low for Mocs this weekend tying for eighth at 233. Marion Duvernay (Publier, France) ended up tied for 21st at 237, as Britt and Mette Kryger (Nivaa, Denmark) tied for 28th at 239. Maria Juliana Loza (Bucaramanga, Colombia) wound up 75th at 254.
The top 10 is the first in Gasplmayr's brief career for the Mocs. She bounced back from an 83 in the opening round to shoot 76-74 over the last 36 holes. That tied for the tourney's second-best total over that stretch. She was very consistent over her final 18 with two birdies, 13 pars, two bogeys and a double.
Kentucky claimed the team title as its final round 303 gave UK an eight-stroke win over UCF, which led by five heading into the final round. Augusta State was third at 940, Michigan fourth at 944 and Illinois fifth at 945.
Ashleigh Albrecht gave the Wildcats a clean sweep winning medalist honors with a nine-over par total of 225. Kaitlyn Price (UCF) was second at 226 (+10), while Leticia Ras-Anderica (Miami) was third at 228 (+12).
The Mocs return to the course October 7-9 at the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. Live scoring can be accessed through GoMocs.com on the women's golf schedule page.
Women's Golf 10th After First Round of UNCG Starmount Classic
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Playing just its second fall tournament, the Elon women's golf team finished the first round of the UNCG Starmount Classic in 10th place after posting a score of 320.
Elon's Virginia Mayer had one birdie on her way to a round of 78 on Sunday. Mayer sits in a tie for 25th in the field of 75 golfers.
Martyna Mierzwa's round of 80 has her in a tie for 36th. She also had one birdie over her first 18 holes.
Both Shannon Prunty and Lauren Lebak posted first-round marks of 81 to tie for 41st while Kristi Ingram carded an 85 to place in a tie for 61st after the first day.
Furman's Alexa Rancourt shot a one-under 71 to hold the individual lead.
Maryland (303) enters Monday's second round with a one-stroke advantage over both host UNCG (304) and East Tennessee State (304). Furman (306) and Georgia State (307) round out the rest of the top five in the 14-team field.
Southern Conference rival Western Carolina sits ninth after a round of 318 while league member Wofford's 330 has the Terriers in 14th place.
Elon will begin its second round at 8:40 a.m. on Monday from the Starmount Country Club.
Spartans tied for second after one round of Starmount Fall Classic
GREENSBORO, N.C.-UNCG shot an opening round 304 and is tied for second at the Starmount Fall Classic, which began play on Sunday at Starmount Forest Country Club.
The Spartans are tied with East Tennessee State and trail Maryland (303) by one stroke in the 14-team event. Furman (306) and Georgia State (307) round out the top five teams, while James Madison (311), Campbell (313), Winthrop (316), Western Carolina (318) and Elon (320) complete the team top 10.
Furman's Alexa Rancourt (71) leads all individuals at even par, and was the only player to shoot par or better on a windy day which saw gusts reach 30 mph.
UNCG's Fanny Cnops is tied for second with two others at 1-over par 72, one stroke behind Rancourt. Cnops struggled at the outset, playing the first seven holes in 3-over par. But the freshman settled down and shot 2-under over the final 11 holes to get within a stroke of the lead.
Spartan teammates Begona Sarabia and Courtney Taylor are tied for 15th after shooting 6-over par 77.
Berglind Bjornsdottir is tied for 25th at 78, and Ana Lucia Martinez is tied for 32nd at 79.
Tournament play continues tomorrow when the second round tees off at 8:30 a.m. The tournament is free and the public are invited to attend.
WCU Women's Golf Ninth after First Round at UNCG Starmount Fall Classic
Senior Blaire Minter leads the Catamounts in a tie for 15th
Greensboro, N.C. - Western Carolina carded a team 318 in Sunday's first round of the UNCG Starmount Fall Classic to stand ninth overall in the 14-team field at the par-71, 6,265-yard Starmount Country Club. WCU senior Blaire Minter shot 77 over the first 18 holes to lead the Catamounts, tied with 10 others in 15th.
Paired with players from Winthrop and Campbell, WCU opens second-round play with tee times at 8:30 am until 9:06 am. Fans can follow all of the action with live scoring online at www.GolfStatResults.com<http://www.golfstatresults.com/>.
After making the turn at two-over par, Minter played even until a tough stretch that spanned four of the final five holes. Three-consecutive bogies and a double-bogey dropped her to seven-over par for the day before a birdie on the par-5 18th left her at six-over, 77.
Freshman Sofie Kvarnstrom is tied for 32nd after shooting 79 on Sunday with the remaining three scorers for the Catamounts tied for 41st. Senior Rachel Nelson and freshmen Maria Kjelldorff and Katy Kile each carded 81 on Sunday.
Playing as an individual, senior Christina Amoriello fired 98 on Monday to stand in 75th overall.
The University of Maryland carded an opening-round 303 to lead the field, one-stroke ahead of the two-way tie for second-place between the host UNCG Spartans and East Tennessee State at 304. Southern Conference-foe Furman stands fourth, three strokes in arrears at 306 with Georgia State rounding out the top five at 307.
Alexa Rancourt of Furman carded an even-par 71 to lead the field, one-stroke ahead of a three-way tie for the runner-up spot shared by Winthrop's Kayla Cline, UNCG's Fanny Cnops and Mayte Vizcarrondo from ETSU.
The second round is scheduled for Monday with the final 18 holes of the 54-hole tournament slated for Tuesday morning.