CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Gannon women's golf team two more team records on Tuesday while a junior standout shot a career-best round.
Coach
Scott Stano's Golden Knights placed second among 16 teams, finishing one shot behind the winning team in the season-opening Charleston Golden Eagle Fall Invitational. Gannon a program record with a 299 score just one day after tying the record of 300. The Knights finished with a program-record two-day total of 599, the first 36-hole, sub-600 team total in Gannon women's golf history.
Meanwhile, junior
Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole), the reigning PSAC Women's Golf Athlete of the Year, paced the Knights be shooting a career-best round of even-par 71. She placed fourth on the individual leaderboard with a two-day total of 6-over 148 (77-71).
Petersen had three birdies, 12 pars and three bogeys.
Freshman Close Mateo tied for fifth with 149 (73-76), and
Sarah White (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) tied for seventh with 150 (73-77).
Meanwhile
Andrea Martinez (Tarragona, Spain/Col·legi Vedruna Sagrat Cor) shot a 75 of Tuesday tied for 19th with 153.
"I've got to tip my cap to them," Stano said. "They played really well. If you would have told me we'd shoot 599, I would have taken it every time."
Victoria Colmenares (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/ICL Academy) rounded out the lineup by carding a 159 (77-82).
Top 5 teams
(16-team field)
1. Glenville State 302-296-598
2. Gannon 300-299-599
3. Ashland 299-301-600
4. Charleston 309-299-608
5. Mount Olive 303-308-611
Top 5 individuals
(96-golfer field)
1. Hailey Hendershott, Glenville State 68-72-140
2. LeeAnn Harker, Ashland 73-73-146
3. Klaira Paramore, Ashland 74-73-147
4.
Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole), Gannon 77-71-148
T5.
Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola), Gannon 73-76-149
Gannon scores
4.
Ditte Petersen (Dianalund, Denmark/Sorø Akademi Skole) 77-71-148
T5.
Cloe Mateo (Sabadell, Spain/Montcau la Mola) 73-76-149
T7.
Sarah White (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) 73-77-150
T19.
Andrea Martinez (Tarragona, Spain/Col·legi Vedruna Sagrat Cor) 78-75-153
29.
Victoria Colmenares (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/ICL Academy) 77-82-159
Playing as individuals
T47.
Ana Maestro (Seville, Spain/Albaydar) 85-80-165
T54.
Emily Donahue (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) 82-86-168