Cavaliers Climb to Third After Day One at Wolverine Invitational
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A strong second-round showing pushed the No. 18 Virginia women’s golf team into third place after 36 holes of the Wolverine Invitational at the University of Michigan Golf Course.
The Cavaliers fired a 1-under 283 in the afternoon round, improving 15 strokes from their opening 298 (+14) to finish the day at 13-over 581.
Sophomore Kennedy Swedick led the charge, carding a 1-under 70 in round two to move into sixth place at 1-over 143. Junior Jaclyn LaHa sits tied for seventh at 2-over 144, while Remi Bacardi shot 70 (-1) to jump to a tie for 16th at 147 (+5). Mira Berglund (148) and Elsie MacCleery (149) rounded out the team scoring.
Kent State leads the 15-team field at 6-over 574, with Iowa State in second at 8-over 576.
The final round is scheduled for Monday (Sept. 8) at 8:45 a.m.
Team Standings (36 Holes)
| Pos. | Team | To Par | Total | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | Kent State | +6 | 574 | 292 | 282 |
| 2 | Iowa State | +8 | 576 | 292 | 284 |
| 3 | Virginia | +13 | 581 | 298 | 283 |
| 4 | Purdue | +17 | 585 | 291 | 294 |
| 5 | Illinois | +19 | 587 | 295 | 292 |
| 6 | Michigan | +23 | 591 | 299 | 292 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | +24 | 592 | 297 | 295 |
| 8 | Indiana | +32 | 600 | 300 | 300 |
| 9 | USF | +33 | 601 | 304 | 297 |
| 10 | Rutgers | +34 | 602 | 296 | 306 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | +37 | 605 | 303 | 302 |
| 12 | Chattanooga | +39 | 607 | 303 | 304 |
| 13 | Kennesaw State | +44 | 612 | 299 | 313 |
| 14 | Oakland | +52 | 620 | 307 | 313 |
| 15 | Florida Intl. | +53 | 621 | 307 | 314 |
Individual Leaders
| Pos. | Player | Team | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Pimkwan Chookaew | Iowa State | -6 | 69 | 67 | 136 |
| 2 | Aryn Matthews | Kent State | -4 | 71 | 67 | 138 |
| 3 | Lauren Timpf | Purdue | -3 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
| T4 | Lauren Sung | Michigan | -1 | 73 | 68 | 141 |
| T4 | Leon Takagi | Kent State | -1 | 73 | 68 | 141 |
Virginia Individuals
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 6 | Kennedy Swedick | +1 | 73 | 70 | 143 |
| T7 | Jaclyn LaHa | +2 | 71 | 73 | 144 |
| T16 | Remi Bacardi | +5 | 77 | 70 | 147 |
| T21 | Mira Berglund | +6 | 77 | 71 | 148 |
| T27 | Elsie MacCleery | +7 | 77 | 72 | 149 |
| T21 | Kiera Bartholomew* | +6 | 75 | 73 | 148 |
*Competed as an individual