Melbourne, Fla. – The No. 5 Virginia women’s golf team opened the Moon Golf Invitational tied for third after the opening round. The Cavaliers shot 3-under 285 at Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla. South Carolina grabbed the early lead at 6-under 280 while UCF is in second place at 282. Florida State and LSU shared third place with the Cavaliers.
A trio of players shot 2-under par to lead UVA. Senior Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) and sophomores Celeste Valinho (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Virginia Bossi (Como, Italy) all finished the first day tied for seventh place with scores of 70. Lillie and Valinho tied for third in UVA’s season-opening win at the UCF Challenge two weeks ago.=
Freshman Jennifer Cleary (Wilmington, Del.) rounded out Virginia’s scoring effort with a 3-over 75. She finished the round in 52nd position. Junior Riley Smyth shot 78 and is in 76th place.
The 54-hole event runs through Tuesday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Moon Golf Invitational
Duran Golf Club
Melbourne, FL
Par 72, 6,383 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. South Carolina 280
2. UCF 282
3. Florida State 285
3. LSU 285
3. Virginia 285
6. Illinois 287
7. Auburn 289
8. Louisville 290
9. Florida 291
10. Arkansas 292
10. Alabama 292
12. Miami 296
13. Coastal Carolina 299
13. North Carolina 299
15. Oklahoma 304
15. Augusta 304
17. Florida Gulf Coast 307
18. Florida Atlantic 313
Individual Leaders
1. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina 63
2. Amelia Williamson, Florida State 66
3. Tunrada Piddon, UCF 68
3. Latanna Stone, LSU 68
3. Isabel Sy, Illinois 68
Virginia Results
7. Beth Lillie 70
7. Celeste Valinho 70
7. Virginia Bossi 70
52. Jennifer Cleary 75
76. Riley Smyth 78