Cnops 39th after first round of NCAA East Regional

Fanny Cnops

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – UNCG women's golf standout Fanny Cnops fared well on day one of the NCAA Eastern Golf Regional on Thursday, shooting a 3-over par first-round score of 75 in her postseason debut.

With two rounds left to play at the Penn State Blue Course, Cnops is sitting tied for 39th place in a field of 124 competitors.

Katerina Ruzickova of Texas A&M is leading the field after one round of play. She shot an impressive 5-under par 67 Thursday and leads Maryland's Juliet Vongphoumy by just one stroke.

The team competition is being led by 25th-ranked South Carolina. Collectively, the Gamecocks are even par after the first round, as they hold a four-stroke lead over Alabama, the second-ranked team in the country.

Round two will get under way Friday at 7:30 a.m., while Cnops will tee off at 12:45 p.m.

AGATE
UNCG Individuals
 T39. Fanny Cnops    75

Top 10 teams
1.  South Carolina  288
2.  Alabama    292
3.  Florida    294
T4. Washington   296
T4. Texas   296
T4. Texas A&M   296
7.  Tulane    298
8.  Oklahoma State   299
9.  Michigan State  300
10. UCF   301

Top 10 individuals
1. Katerina Ruzickova, Texas A&M   67
2. Juliet Vongphoumy, Maryland   68
3.  Justine Dreher, South Carolina    70
T4. Kelli Bowers, Washington   71
T4. Jennifer Kirby, Alabama   71
T6. 11 tied  72

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