BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Senior
Amelia Lee is in a three-way first-place tie and two more Rockets are in the Top 10 to lead the Toledo women's golf team to a second-place standing after Friday's opening round of Bowling Green's Dolores Black Falcon Invitational. UT shot a team score of 14-over par 302 at the par-72, 5,911-yard Stone Ridge Golf Club, and is three strokes in front of second-place Butler.
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Lee was three-over through 13 holes before registering back-to-back birdies on the 14
th and 15
th hole to move into a tie for the lead with Butler's Lily Celentano and Loyola's Grace Suter at one-over par.
Junior
Cheryl Hong is one stroke out of the lead and tied for fourth place at two-over par 74, while sophomore
Yedam Lee is tied for ninth place at three-over par 75. Junior
Macy Hanus was tied for 11
th place at four-over par 76 but was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard.
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Junior
Angel Hii rounded out the Rockets' lineup with an eight-over 80 and is tied for 38
th place.
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Senior
Claudia Sampson and junior
Kaitlyn Natividad are leading Toledo's four individuals competing in the tournament at seven-over par 79. Sophomore
Cameron Ford shot a 13-over par 85, and senior
Kathryn Roth shot a 17-over par 89.
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Tomorrow's final round will begin with a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Butler 301 (+13);
2. TOLEDO 302 (+14); 3. Bowling Green 303 (+15); T4. Western Michigan 309 (+21); T4. Loyola (Chicago) 309 (+21); 6. Central Michigan 311 (+23); 7. IUPUI 313 (+25); 8. Oakland 314 (+26); 9. Detroit Mercy 325 (+37); 10. Niagara 332 (+44)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Amelia Lee (TOLEDO) 73 (+1); T1. Lily Celentano (Butler) 73 (+1); T1. Grace Suter (Loyola) 73 (+1);
T4. Cheryl Hong (TOLEDO) 74 (+2); T4. Kayla Davis (BG) 74 (+2); T4. Natalie Samdal (WMU) 74 (+2); T4. Zoe Vartyan (CMU) 74 (+2); T4. Abby Thielbar (Loyola) 74 (+2)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T1.
Amelia Lee 73 (+1); T4.
Cheryl Hong 74 (+2); T9.
Yedam Lee 75 (+3); Ind.-T31.
Claudia Sampson 79 (+7); Ind.-T31.
Kaitlyn Natividad 79 (+7); T38.
Angel Hii 80 (+8); Ind.-T58.
Cameron Ford 85 (+13); Ind.-T66.
Kathryn Roth 89 (+17); 73.
Macy Hanus DQÂ
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