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Balanced Afternoon Effort Paces Lehigh On Day One Of Georgia State Invitational
3/25/2024 9:25:00 PM | Women's Golf
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Lehigh women's golf team opened up action at the Georgia State Invitational Monday with 36 holes of play at Rivermont Golf Club. The Mountain Hawks posted an 11-stroke team improvement from Monday's morning round to the afternoon round, with their top four players breaking 80 in round two. Lehigh currently sits in 12th place in a 16-team field at 631 (321-310).
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Senior Venecia Zaia led the way on Monday with a pair of sub-80 rounds. Zaia shot 79 in the morning and 77 in the afternoon, making one birdie in each round, and is tied for 36th place at 156.
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Sophomore Yuki Zhu is next at 158 (80-78), which has her tied for 44th. Zhu made one birdie in her second round.
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After shooting an 82 Monday morning, first-year Stefania Fedun was five strokes better in the afternoon, carding a 77 as she sits in a tie for 50th place at 159. Fedun totaled three birdies Monday, including two in the opening round.
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Junior Madison Pineda went from an 82 in round one to a 78 in round two and is one stroke behind Fedun at 160, as she sits in a tie for 55th place. Pineda also carded three birdies, with a team-leading two in the afternoon.
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First-year Olivia Lu is tied for 71st place at 164 (80-84). She made two birdies in her opening round 80.
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Competing as an individual, first-year Bella Scanapicco sits in 88th place at 183.
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Troy leads the team standings at 593 (301-292). The Trojans lead host Georgia State by six strokes and third-place Memphis by 10.
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Rebecca Brink from Memphis holds the individual lead at one under par 143 (68-75). She leads Mahina Leveau of Georgia State by four strokes.
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The Georgia Southern Invitational concludes Tuesday with the final 18 holes of play.
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Senior Venecia Zaia led the way on Monday with a pair of sub-80 rounds. Zaia shot 79 in the morning and 77 in the afternoon, making one birdie in each round, and is tied for 36th place at 156.
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Sophomore Yuki Zhu is next at 158 (80-78), which has her tied for 44th. Zhu made one birdie in her second round.
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After shooting an 82 Monday morning, first-year Stefania Fedun was five strokes better in the afternoon, carding a 77 as she sits in a tie for 50th place at 159. Fedun totaled three birdies Monday, including two in the opening round.
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Junior Madison Pineda went from an 82 in round one to a 78 in round two and is one stroke behind Fedun at 160, as she sits in a tie for 55th place. Pineda also carded three birdies, with a team-leading two in the afternoon.
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First-year Olivia Lu is tied for 71st place at 164 (80-84). She made two birdies in her opening round 80.
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Competing as an individual, first-year Bella Scanapicco sits in 88th place at 183.
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Troy leads the team standings at 593 (301-292). The Trojans lead host Georgia State by six strokes and third-place Memphis by 10.
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Rebecca Brink from Memphis holds the individual lead at one under par 143 (68-75). She leads Mahina Leveau of Georgia State by four strokes.
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The Georgia Southern Invitational concludes Tuesday with the final 18 holes of play.
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