The USF women's golf team
is in eighth place after the first two rounds of the South Dakota State
University Fall Invitational, being held at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux
Falls. The Cougars posted a 36-hole score of 697 (349-348, +129) on Sunday.
North Dakota State leads
the pack with a team score of 619 (309-310) and Creighton is 11 strokes back at
630.
The Cougars have been
paced by the consistent play of sophomore Tavia Rutherford, who fired a 14-over
156 (79-77) and is currently in fifth place. Rutherford carded birdies at no. 8
and no. 15 in the second round. Sara Swaney is in a tie for 38th with a 174
(89-85, +32). Swaney showed some early jitters, as she was nine-over after the
first seven holes but improved as the day worn on and ended the second round
with a birdie on No. 18.
Tia Nihart birdied
no. 16 in the first round and sits in 43rd place with a 182 (89-93, +40).
Rounding out the top-five for USF were Audrey
Kieliszewski (96-93=189, +47) and Davee Johnson (92-99=191, +49).
Bison Amy Anderson leads the tournament after two rounds with a one-under
141 (70-71).
The third and final round of
the SDSU Invite will get underway with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
