SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Saginaw Valley State University Women's Golf Team completed their first day of the NCAA Divison II East Regional play today. After the rain delay in the morning which pushed tee-times back until 11am at the earliest, the team currently sits in 11th place, but just three shots out of T6. The team score of 320 is what holds after day one of competition for the Cardinals.
The current standings are as follows:
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Findlay - 284 University of Indianapolis - 286 Wayne State (Mich) - 293 Grand Valley - 299 Tiffin - 310 Missouri - St Louis - 317 Illinois-Springfield - 317 Northern Michigan - 319 Ferris State - 319 Ohio Dominican University - 319 Saginaw Valley State - 320 Franklin Pierce Univ. - 321 Walsh - 326 Gannon - 331 Glenville State - 332 |
Rachael Krieger currently leads the way for the Cardinals sitting in 10th place. Krieger fired off an even-par 72 with two bogeys and two birdies on the card. She is also tied for second in par five scoring where she carded both birdies on the day. Emily O'Brien sits T47 after day one with a score of 83 where she struggled through her second nine but did find a birdie on the 370-yard 17th hole. Brook Herbstreit sits third for SVSU with an 11-over-par 83 through her first 18 holes of play. Herbstreit is continually battling an injury but was still able to card to under-par holes on 13 and seven. Megan Thiravong shot 43-41 for a score of 84 after her first day. Thiravong started the round one under through two holes. Megan Kozlowski rounded out the lineup for the Cardinals with an 86. Kozlowski looks to bounce back on day two after an impressive performance at the GLIAC Championships just weeks ago.
The Cardinals will play again tomorrow for their second round of the tournament. Live results of their round can be found on svsucardinals.com/composite