REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – Rutgers women's golf sits in fifth place after the first two rounds of play at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational in Delaware.
The Scarlet Knights bounced back in a big way after round one, improving by 16 shots in round two to card a team of 608 heading into the final round.
Leigha Devine represents RU in the top-10, as she is in a tie for ninth and owns the low round of the day for Rutgers with an even-par 72 in round one.
"I was pleased with our improved play in the afternoon," head coach
Kari Williams said. "Lorena, Lu and Rikke bounced back nicely and Cathi and Leigha played consistently for us in tough conditions. Everyone did a much better job managing the high winds and limiting their mistakes as the day went on. There's still work to do in round three to make a final move up the leaderboard."
2023 Lady Blue Hen Invitational: Rounds 1 & 2
October 21
Rehoboth Beach Country Club (Rehoboth Beach, Del.)
Par 72 | 6,169 yards
* – Competing as individual
Devine came out strong with a clean opening round, rolling in a pair of birdies and collecting 14 pars for her even-par 72. She finished the day with a 5-over 149 (72-77) to finish in a tie for ninth.
Cathi Graf follows Devine on the leaderboard in a tie for 22nd, shooting a 9-over 153 (77-76). Lucrezia Rossetin was a stroke behind, sitting in a tie for 25th after a 10-over 154 (81-73). She was able to bounce back with a strong second round that saw he put in a pair of birdies along with 13 pars.
Rikke Nordvik carded four birdies in her opening two rounds to finish in a tie for 32nd with a 12-over 156 (82-74). Tied with Nordvik is
Lorena Rossettin, who had a strong second round to help her effort. She rolled in three birdies in her second round en route to a 12-over 156 (83-73).
Competing as an individual,
Krystal Li finished her first day in a tie for 29th. Li carded a pair of birdies in her second round to go with 12 pars and finished the day with an 11-over 155 (80-75). Also competing as an individual is
Emily James, who is in a tie for 61st after shooting a 21-over 165 (80-85).
The third and final round of the tournament is set for an 9:00 a.m. ET shotgun start on Sunday morning.
Rutgers University Women's Golf /// Piscataway, N.J.
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