LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Six SCAC teams hit the links this past week, with five of those conference squads teeing it up at the Mary Hardin-Baylor Lady Crusader Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.
The 22nd-ranked Southwestern women won its third consecutive event, placing first overall at the Lady Crusader Fall Invitational. The Pirates led from start to finish, following up its event-leading 307 in the first round with an event-best 298 in the second. With a combined score of 605, the Pirates finished 29 over par and 30 strokes ahead of second-place Hardin-Simmons. Sophomore Madison Goldberg had the best round of the Invitational with a 70 on the second day for a combined score of 144, breaking even on par to finish first on the individual leaderboard. Senior Emily Campbell and first-year Sarah Lucido made moves up the leaderboard, each scoring a 74 in the second round to finish third and fourth. Campbell shot a combined 151 to finish seven over par, improving on her first-day 77 score to move up to third from sixth.
Trinity finished in sixth at the event, posting a team score of 657 (+81), which included a second round 324, the fourth-lowest round of the day. The Tigers were just three strokes behind fifth-place East Texas Baptist University in the 10-team tournament. Three Trinity players finished in the top 25, paced by sophomore Raquel Hill and freshman Erin Farrow who tied for 18th place with 161s. Hill carded a final-round 6-over-par 78 and improved her opening-round score by five strokes. Farrow shot a 76 - an improvement of nine strokes - and rose from 32nd place.
The University of Dallas finished in 10th with a two-day total of 761 (+185). Sophomore Tiffany Han led the Crusaders with a 178 (86-92) for a tie for 47th.
Centenary and Texas Lutheran also sent individuals to the event, but neither sent enough golfers to score. TLU was led by senior Summer Swift, who finished sixth overall, closing the tournament with a five-over 77 after posting a six-over 78 on Monday. Swift's two-round total came to 155. Centenary senior Erin Rostro finished tied for 33rd after rounds of 81 and 87 for a 168 (+24).
Johnson & Wales improved their first-round score by 60 strokes at the Linfield College Wildcat Invitational, which finished up on Sunday. Sophomore Ali Nava shot a second-round 124 and finished 38th individually to lead the Wildcats women.
Next week, the Schreiner women take center stage as the only SCAC team in action. The Mountaineers will tee it up at the LeTourneau Tempest Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.
For complete results and recaps from all of the opening week of action, click the links below.
This Week's Results:
| Date | Team | Event | Status | Results | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | |||||
| Sun. 29 | Johnson & Wales Denver | Linfield College Fall Invitational | 8:00 am PT | 8th of 9 teams | |
| October | |||||
| Tue. 1 | Centenary (La.) | UMHB Lady Crusader Invitational | 8:00 am CT | DNS | |
| Dallas | UMHB Lady Crusader Invitational | 8:00 am CT | 10th of 10 teams | ||
| Southwestern (Tex.) | UMHB Lady Crusader Invitational | 8:00 am CT | 1st of 10 teams | ||
| Texas Lutheran | UMHB Lady Crusader Invitational | 8:00 am CT | DNS | ||
| Trinity (Tex.) | UMHB Lady Crusader Invitational | 8:00 am CT | 6th of 10 teams | ||
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