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Lady Buckeye Invitational – Day One
Women's Golf in 12th Place After Day One of Lady Buckeye Invitational
April 18 | Women's Golf
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Complete Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Akron women's golf team opened the Lady Buckeye Invitational with rounds of 329 (+41) and 310 (+22) to finish day one in 12th place at 639 (+63) on Saturday at Ohio State's Scarlet Golf Course.
Kent State leads the 12-team field with a 36-hole tally of 585 (+9).
Laura Murray led the way for the Zips in both rounds and carded an 81 (+9) in round one and posted a round two of 76 (+4). She ended the day tied for 48th place (157, +13).
Frida Fougberg trails right behind Murray in a tie for 52nd place with a score of 158 (+14) after matching Murray with a round one of 81 (+9) and posting a round two tally of 77 (+5).
Pader Her and Alejandra Velasco-Villanueva round out the scoring four for Akron after Velasco ended the day just one shot shy of tying Her.
Her registered a two-round score of 163 (+19) after a round one of 85 (+13) and a 78 (+6) in round two to tie for 64th. Velasco is tied for 67th with a tally of 164 (+20) after rounds of 85 (+13) and 79 (+7).
The Lady Buckeye Invitational continues on Sunday with the final round. Play is set to begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start instead of the originally scheduled tee times due to the weather forecast.
Top Five Teams: 1. Kent State, 289-296 – 585 (+9); 2. Ohio State, 298-290 – 588 (+12); 3. Michigan State 296-296 – 592 (+16); 4. Kansas State, 301-300 – 601 (+25); 5. Indiana, 298-304 – 602 (+26); 12. Akron, 329-310 – 639 (+63).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Josee Doyon, Kent State, 70-70 – 140 (-4); 2. Elizabeth Tong, Indiana, 68-74 – 142 (-2); 3. Madison Talley, Kansas State, 72-72 – 144 (E); t4. Grace Choi, Michigan, 73-73 – 146 (+2); t4. Jessica Ip, Iowa, 73-73 – 146 (+2).
Akron: t48. Laura Murray, 81-76 - 157 (+13); t52. Frida Fougberg, 81-77 - 158 (+14); t64. Pader Her, 85-78 - 163 (+19); t76. Alejandra Velasco-Villanueva, 85-79 - 164 (+20); 70. Mallory Etcheberry, 83-82 - 165 (+21); 74. Sierra Everson, 84-86 - 170 (+26).
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