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Women’s Golf Shoots Near-Record Low in Opening Round of Red Rocks Invitational
3/23/2019 11:25:00 PM | Women's Golf
Ladyjacks come within one stroke of program record in Arizona, card 9-over 293 in first round
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CORNVILLE, Ariz. – On the opening 18 holes of play at the Agave Highlands Golf Course in Cornville, Arizona, the SFA women's golf team nearly tied a two-and-a-half-year program record by shooting a 9-over 293 in the first round of Northern Arizona's Red Rocks Invitational. The Ladyjacks came within one stroke of the 8-under 292 single round school record, which was set on Oct. 25, 2016, in the third round of the Incarnate Word Lady Cardinal Classic.
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Following Saturday's 36 holes of play, SFA holds a two-round total of 32-over 600 and owns a five-stroke lead over Creighton and Illinois State, in addition to sitting ahead of Montana State, Weber State and Idaho State in the 18-team tournament field.
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Senior Erica Lautensack leads all Ladyjack golfers and is tied for ninth among 104 total participants after chiseling four strokes off her score between the first and second rounds. Carding a 2-over 73 on the first 18 holes of play, Lautensack tied her season-best single round score with a 2-under 69 to own a two round tally at even-par 142. She sits just seven strokes off the lead, which is held by individual competitor Delaney Elliott of Montana State (7-under 135), and six strokes behind individual golfer Maddie Herzog of North Dakota State and Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan of Southern Utah, who are tied for second place (6-under 136).
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Junior Alexandra Batista shot a career-low 3-under 68 on the par-71, 5,919-yard course Saturday morning and is tied for 35th with a 36-hole score of 5-over 147. Senior Jamee Jorgensen is tied for 74th on the leaderboard after carding a 12-over 154 on the first day of play, while junior Paola Cortes sits just three strokes behind Jorgensen with a 15-over 157. Sophomore Kelly Yang rounds out SFA's competitors in Arizona, posting a 16-over 158 through the opening two rounds.
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Gonzaga leads the Red Rocks Invitational with a two-round score of 1-over 569, while Cal State Fullerton (5-over 573) is four strokes off the lead in second place and Southern Utah (6-over 574) five strokes from the lead in third.
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The two-day, 54-hole tournament will conclude Sunday with the third and final round beginning at 10:30 a.m. CST in a shotgun start. The Ladyjacks are paired with Creighton, Illinois State and individual competitors for Sunday's final 18 holes of play and will tee off of holes 11-14. Lautensack will start off of hole 11 as Batista and Jorgensen will begin on hole 12, Cortes on hole 13 and Yang hole 14.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the spring.
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CORNVILLE, Ariz. – On the opening 18 holes of play at the Agave Highlands Golf Course in Cornville, Arizona, the SFA women's golf team nearly tied a two-and-a-half-year program record by shooting a 9-over 293 in the first round of Northern Arizona's Red Rocks Invitational. The Ladyjacks came within one stroke of the 8-under 292 single round school record, which was set on Oct. 25, 2016, in the third round of the Incarnate Word Lady Cardinal Classic.
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Following Saturday's 36 holes of play, SFA holds a two-round total of 32-over 600 and owns a five-stroke lead over Creighton and Illinois State, in addition to sitting ahead of Montana State, Weber State and Idaho State in the 18-team tournament field.
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Senior Erica Lautensack leads all Ladyjack golfers and is tied for ninth among 104 total participants after chiseling four strokes off her score between the first and second rounds. Carding a 2-over 73 on the first 18 holes of play, Lautensack tied her season-best single round score with a 2-under 69 to own a two round tally at even-par 142. She sits just seven strokes off the lead, which is held by individual competitor Delaney Elliott of Montana State (7-under 135), and six strokes behind individual golfer Maddie Herzog of North Dakota State and Chanikan (Pluem) Yongyuan of Southern Utah, who are tied for second place (6-under 136).
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Junior Alexandra Batista shot a career-low 3-under 68 on the par-71, 5,919-yard course Saturday morning and is tied for 35th with a 36-hole score of 5-over 147. Senior Jamee Jorgensen is tied for 74th on the leaderboard after carding a 12-over 154 on the first day of play, while junior Paola Cortes sits just three strokes behind Jorgensen with a 15-over 157. Sophomore Kelly Yang rounds out SFA's competitors in Arizona, posting a 16-over 158 through the opening two rounds.
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Gonzaga leads the Red Rocks Invitational with a two-round score of 1-over 569, while Cal State Fullerton (5-over 573) is four strokes off the lead in second place and Southern Utah (6-over 574) five strokes from the lead in third.
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The two-day, 54-hole tournament will conclude Sunday with the third and final round beginning at 10:30 a.m. CST in a shotgun start. The Ladyjacks are paired with Creighton, Illinois State and individual competitors for Sunday's final 18 holes of play and will tee off of holes 11-14. Lautensack will start off of hole 11 as Batista and Jorgensen will begin on hole 12, Cortes on hole 13 and Yang hole 14.
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Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the spring.
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