WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Salisbury University women's golf team kept a steady rhythm in its final round of action before conference tournament play, finishing fifth after the second round of The Melee, hosted by Premier Collegiate Tournaments on Monday afternoon at Ford's Colony Country Club.
The Sea Gulls carded a two-stroke improvement from round one with a 57-over 345 for the round. SU held onto fifth place out of eight teams, wrapping the 36 holes at a 116-over 692. The mark was the best two-round score in modern women's program history, improving on last month's Bridgewater Invitational score by one stroke.
ROUND NOTES
- Krista Brosius earned her second top-five finish of the fall, placing fourth out of 42 women with a 14-over 158 that was just one back of third place. Brosius matched her own program record and round one card with a seven-over 79, converting birdies on the par-four fifth, seventh, and 13th holes.
- Emma Wivell entered the clubhouse in 12th place, shooting a 15-over 87 for the day for a two-round 26-over 170.
- Sydney Lynott posted a 16-over 88, the same score as her opening round, to take 20th place at 32-over 176.
- Victoria Heid shaved eight strokes off her score for round two with a 19-over 91, good for 33rd overall at 46-over 190.
- Addison Sage placed 34th with a two-day 47-over 191. She posted SU's drop score on Monday at a 22-over 94, a three-stroke improvement from Sunday.
The Sea Gulls will now set their sights on a Colonial Women's Golf Conference (CWGC) crown at the inaugural CWGC Tournament on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 27-28. The two-day tournament will be hosted at the Wyncote Golf Club in Oxford, Pa., with tee time on each day slated for 10 a.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 205 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.
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