VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Freshman Audrey Ryu (E) and senior Anna Morgan (E) each shot even par to tie for 13th and lead the Furman women's golf team (+10) Friday in the opening day of the Evie Odom Invitational at the par 70, 5,824 Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va.
Ryu, who hails from Dublin, Ohio, teed off on No. 10 and parred all nine holes on the back. After the turn, she birdied No. 2 and No. 6 and finished with an even 70. Morgan, a native of Spartanburg, S.C., carded three of her team-high five birdies on the back and turned at even par. She added additional birdies on No. 3 and No. 6 to finish in a tie with Ryu. Â
The Paladin duo is three strokes back of leaders Michelle Cox (-3) of Penn State and Noramol Nuchsila (-3) of Kent State, who each fired a 67 in round one.Â
Senior Caroline Crumrine (+5), junior Alise Knudson (+5), and sophomore Liza Lapeyre (+5) are all tied for 50th after each recorded a 75 in the opening round. Crumrine birdied No. 5, Knudson birdied No. 7 and No. 17, and Lapeyre added birdies on No. 7 and No. 16. Â
Freshman Kelsi Mauzy (+9) is competing as an individual. She shot a 79 with birdies on No. 10 and No. 7 in round one and is tied for 77th.
UCF (-7) led the field with a 273 on Friday. Kent State (+3) is ten strokes back in second place, followed by Chattanooga (+5) in third place. Furman (+10) is in seventh place, ahead of Power 5 foes Penn State (+14) and Notre Dame (+18).
Saturday's second round of the 54-hole tournament will begin at 8:30 a.m. with teams teeing off of No. 1 and No. 10. Furman will tee off on No. 1 starting at 8:30 a.m. and will play in a group with Coastal Carolina and Sacramento State.Â
Admission to the tournament is free and fans are welcome. Results and live tournament scoring are available via www.FurmanPaladins.com and www.golfstat.com.
7 Furman 290 +10
T13 Anna Morgan (1) 70 E
T13 Audrey Ryu (2) 70 E
T50 Alise Knudson (3) 75 +5
T50 Caroline Crumrine (4) 75 +5
T50 Liza Lapeyre (5) 75 +5
T77 Kelsi Mauzy (I)* 79 +9
*-playing as an individual
