HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Salisbury University women's golf team kicked off its first two-day event of the season, entering the clubhouse ranked sixth after round one of the Bridgewater Invitational on Monday at the Lakeview Golf Course.
The Sea Gulls shot a 63-over 351 as a team, good for sixth place out of eight teams and four strokes up on Southern Virginia's B-team (355). Salisbury sits 12 strokes back of fifth-place Shenandoah (339).
ROUND NOTES
- Sydney Lynott chipped in a trio of birdies on four, nine, and 11 en route to an 11-over 83 for the day, tying for 15th in the field of 50 heading into round two.
- Krista Brosius and Addison Sage both shot 15-over 87s and share 27th on the leaderboard. Like Lynott, Brosius and Sage each birdied on par-four nine.
- Caroline Fitzgerald shot a 22-over 94 in her first collegiate round, sitting in a tie for 38th.
- Emma Wivell tied for 41st with SU's drop score of a 25-over 97.
The Sea Gulls will finish off their final 18 of September with the second and final round of the Bridgewater Invitational on Tuesday morning at Lakeview.
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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