SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford women's golf team finished seventh out of 12 teams in the Terrier Intercollegiate, which was hosted by Wofford on Monday and Tuesday. The tournament was shortened to two rounds because of rain, and the Terriers finished with a score of 608 and were led by sophomore
Grace Lindsey, who tied for fourth with a score of 145.
The Terriers were 32 over par as a unit and finished with scores of 298 and 310 over the course of the two-day, two-round event. ETSU claimed the team title by three strokes, with a score of 588. Wofford and ETSU were one half of the SoCon teams present at the tournament, with UNCG finishing second and Western Carolina finishing fourth.
Grace Lindsey led the way for Wofford, posting a 70 in round one with six birdies. In round two, she cooled off a bit, but still finished with a score of 75, adding two more birdies. She finished out the tournament just three strokes over par, which landed her in a tie for fourth. Baker Hudson and Casey McIlvaine from UNCG, as well as Rio Nakama from Seminole State, finished in a three-way tie for first.
Bella Kent,
Sofia Pedrero, and
Delaney Wade finished after Lindsey in the standings, with Kent tying for 25th and Pedrero and Wade tying for 36th. Kent put up scores of 74 and 78 across the two rounds, finishing eight strokes over par with a score of 152. Pedrero and Wade were right behind her with scores of 156. Pedrero scored 78 and 78 with four birdies, and Wade scored 77 and 79 with three birdies.
Valeria Melo finished out the Terriers' starting lineup tying for 42nd with a score of 157. She put up scores of 77 and 80 with four total birdies.
Wofford also entered
Gabbie Crowfoot,
Anna Ahonen,
Ashlyn Taylor, and
Elle Webber into the tournament as individuals. Crowfoot finished 25th with a score of 152 (77, 75); Ahonen finished tied for 46th with a score of 158 (80, 70); Taylor also scored 158 and tied for 46th (77, 81); and Webber placed 64
th with a score of 169 (87, 82).
Wofford returns to action in two weeks at The Clash at Boulder Creek, hosted by Nothern Arizona University in Boulder City, Nevada. The three-day tournament is set for October 25th-27th.
