GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women's golf team posted its lowest round of the season and sits in third place after one round of the UNCG Forest Oaks Fall Classic Friday afternoon at the Forest Oaks Country Club on a rain-soaked afternoon. The three-day, 54-hole event is slated for round two Saturday morning, weather permitting, with a 10 a.m. shotgun start with live scoring available via www.golfstatresults.com.
The Spartans posted a 21-over par 301 team score, sitting in third place behind Winthrop (16-over 296) and Xavier (17-over 297). The rain-soaked conditions forced the Forest Oaks course to play at a par-70, 5,801 yards down from its original setup at par-72. The 301 score by the Spartans is their lowest this season and ties their lowest score from last year set in the final round of the Southern Conference Championship.
Senior Jessica Madsen (Slingerlands, N.Y./Daytona State) led the Spartans in round one by shooting a career-low 3-over par 73. Madsen is tied for fifth overall, four shots out of the lead held by Withrop's Ashley Sloup at 1-under par 69. Madsen finished the day with 13 par scores, one birdie and four bogeys on the day. Her 73 score is the lowest of her career, one shot better than her 74 set last year at the SoCon Championships.
Sophomore transfer Lexi Kershaw (Winston-Salem, N.C./Catawba) was the Spartans' second finisher in a tie for eighth place overall. Kershaw tallied a 5-over par 75, her second lowest round of the year. She tallied 12 par scores, one birdie, four bogeys and a double bogey.
Junior Emily Kurey (Alpharetta, Ga./Louisville) is tied for 13th place overall after posting a 6-over par 76 in round one. Kurey's score was the lowest of her career, trimming one shot off her previous low of 77 set at the Mountain View Collegiate last season.
Junior Kristin Powers (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) is tied for 21st overall after posting a 7-over par 77 in round one. Freshman Natalia Asensio (Madrid, Spain/Cardenal Spinola) rounded out the lineup with a 10-over par 80 in her first career round at Forest Oaks. Junior Maddi MacClurg (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) played as an individual, posting a 12-over par 82 to finish in a tie for 40th place overall.
Ashley Sloup of Winthrop holds the individual lead with a 1-under par 69, the only round under par on the day. Shane Crutchfield of Xavier and Terese Romeo of Mercer are tied for second overall with a 1-over par 71.
Joining the Spartans for the event are Towson, James Madison, Mercer, Boston University, The Citadel, Winthrop, Presbyterian and Xavier.
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