UVa Opens Cougar Classic in Sixth Place
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Sept. 13, 2015
Charleston, S.C. – The Virginia women’s golf team opened the College of Charleston’s Cougar Classic by finishing the first round in sixth place, shooting 5-over 293. The tournament is taking place at at Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, S.C. Arkansas shot 6-under 282 to grab the opening-round lead.
UVa’s best score was posted by freshman Anna Redding (Concord, N.C.), who is competing as an individual and does not count toward the team scoring. She shot 2-under 70 in her collegiate debut. Sophomore Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield, Va.), also competing as an individual, shot even par 72 and is in 15th place.
Topping UVa’s team scoring was senior Elizabeth Szokol (Winnetka, Ill.) and junior Lauren Diaz-Yi (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) who both shot 1-under 71. They are tied for eighth place. Senior Lauren Coughlin (Chesapeake, Va.) is in 47th place after shooting 75 while freshman Morgan Gonzales (Chandler, Ariz.) is 59th with a 76. Fellow first-year player Katharine Patrick (Houston, Texas) is 97th after shooting 81.
The second round of the tournament will be played Monday and the final round takes place Tuesday.
Powerade Cougar Classic
Yeamans Hall
Hanahan, S.C.
Par 72, 6,204 yards
Team Results 1. Arkansas 282 2. UCF 288 3. Wake Forest 289 4. Georgia 290 4. Florida 290 6. Virginia 293 7. NC State 294 7. Indiana 294 9. Michigan 297 9. Clemson 29711. Furman 29811. Auburn 29813. North Carolina 29914. Mississippi State 30215. Col. of Charleston 30315. Wisconsin 30317. Penn State 30418. Maryland 30819. Charleston Southern 31920. UNCG 320
Individual Leaders1. Taylor Tomlinson, Florida 681. Gaby Lopez, Arkansas 683. Sierra Sims, Wake Forest 693. Ashley Holder, UCF 69
Virginia Results 5. Anna Redding * 70 8. Elizabeth Szokol 71 8. Lauren Diaz-Yi 7115. Lyberty Anderson * 7247. Lauren Coughlin 7559. Morgan Gonzales 7697. Katharine Patrick 81* Competing as an indivdula="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>="http:>