Hahn, Shah Lead Zips at Nittany Lion Invitational

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Hahn, Shah Lead Zips at Nittany Lion Invitational

September 06 | Women's Golf

Hahn, Shah Lead Zips at Nittany Lion Invitational
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AKRON, Ohio – Akron sophomore Jessica Hahn (Canton, Ohio) and junior Ivana Shah (Mumbai, India) led the Akron women's golf team in scoring at the 2021 Nittany Lion Invitational with a pair of 221 (+5) performances at Penn State's 6,115-yard, Par-72 White Course.

Hahn opened the tournament with a career-best 3-under par 69 score and followed with rounds of 77 (+5) and 75 (+3) for her 54-hole total, while Shah posted scores of 74 (+2), 73 (+1) and 74 (+2). Both, Hahn and Shah finished tied for 21^st overall.

Akron placed ninth overall in team scoring, firing a 289 (+1) opening round followed by rounds of 300 (+12) and 301 (+13) for an 890 (+26) finish. Supporting the Zips' scoring efforts were sophomore Jennifer David (Hudson, Ohio – T35 (+7) 75-73-75 – 223), graduate transfer Ke'Asha Phillips (Owensboro, Ky. – T53 (+12) 72-77-79 - 228) and Junior Jacinta Pikunas (Youngstown, Ohio – T60 (+13) 74-78-77 - 229). In addition, Senior Abbie Pearce (Green, Ohio) competed as an individual and finished tied for 76^th overall (+23, 75-81-83 – 239).

Penn State held on for the tournament win, claiming the title by 12 strokes with a 286-281-284 - 851 (-13) ledger. The Nittany Lions' Mathilde Delavallade earned medalist honors with a 10-under par 69-68-69 - 206 performance, while Delaware's Oihana Etxezarreta and Princeton's Victoria Liu Princeton finished runner-up with 209 (-7) scores.

Up next, the Zips are scheduled to travel to the Roseanne Schwartz Invitational hosted by Youngstown State on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 13-14 at Mill Creek Golf Club's North Course.

9 Akron, U. of (+26) 289-300-301 - 890
T21 Jessica Hahn (+5) 69-77-75 - 221
T21 Ivana Shah (+5) 74-73-74 - 221
T35 Jenn David (+7) 75-73-75 - 223
T53 Ke'Asha Phillips (+12) 72-77-79 - 228
T60 Jacinta Pikunas (+13) 74-78-77 - 229

Team Scores
1 Penn State 286-281-284 - 851 (-13)
2 Delaware 282-294-287 - 863 (-1)
3 Princeton 292-290-287 - 869 (+5)
4 Boston College 299-286-290 - 875 (+11)
5 Seton Hall 296-284-296 - 876 (+12)
6 James Madison 295-285-297 - 877 (+13)
7 Georgetown 300-295-289 - 884 (+20)
8 Towson 302-288-299 - 889 (+25)
9 Akron, U. of 289-300-301 - 890 (+26)
10 Rutgers 290-302-304 - 896 (+32)
11 Harvard 304-302-294 - 900 (+36)
12 Pennsylvania 293-298-311 - 902 (+38)
13 Youngstown State 305-295-315 - 915 (+51)
14 Bucknell 318-317-320 - 955 (+91)

Top 5 Players
1 Mathilde Delavallade, Penn State, 69-68-69 - 206 (-10)
T2 Oihana Etxezarreta, Delaware, 65-75-69 - 209 (-7)
T2 Victoria Liu, Princeton, 72-68-69 - 209 (-7)
4 Margot Bechadergue, Seton Hall, 71-68-72 - 211 (-5)
5 Sarah Willis, Penn State, 72-66-74 - 212 (-4)