MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Paced by junior Kerington Lamb's two-round, 4-over-par 148, the Anderson women's golf team is in second place following the first day of action, Monday at the Low Tide Intercollegiate.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament is being hosted by Limestone at the par-72, 6,100 yard Dunes West Golf Course.
"The ladies played well," said Anderson head coach Danny Neal. "Kerington led the team, with Anna also playing well as an individual. I am very proud of the way the girls carried themselves and performed over a long day. Their play was very consistent and we hope to shoot our lowest round of the tournament tomorrow as we try to close the gap with the leaders."
The host Saints lead the tournament by 12 strokes over the Trojans, with North Georgia in third place. Carson-Newman is fourth, with Wingate holding the fifth slot. Lander and UNC Pembroke are sixth and seventh, respectively, while Montevallo is eighth.
Lincoln Memorial and Lenoir-Rhyne are tied for ninth, with Limestone B in 10th place. Mount Olive, Converse, Young Harris, Newberry, North Greenville and Coker rounding out the 17-team field.
Limestone's Ebba Hellman (76-68=144) leads the chase for individual honors by one shot over Wingate's Hailey McLaughlin (73-72=145) and by two strokes over teammate Stina Wikstrom (75-71=146) and North Georgia's Megan Sabol (72-74=146).
Following a season-best 1-over-par 73 in the opening round, Lamb is tied for seventh place heading into Tuesday's final round, while freshman Jessica Rathbone is tied for ninth place after firing a two-round 150. Junior Victoria Hall and senior Anna Freeman each carded a 7-over 151 and share 12th place after Freeman posted her best two-round score of the season. Freshman Riley Mayhew (77-75=152) is just behind in 16th place, while sophomore Emma Charles is tied for 21st place following a two-round 154.
The final round is slated to get underway, Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
2 Anderson 302 299 601
T7 Kerington Lamb 73 75 148
T9 Jessica Rathbone 76 74 150
T12 Victoria Hall 76 75 151
T16 Riley Mayhew 77 75 152
T21 Emma Charles 78 76 154
Team Scores
1 Limestone 301 288 589 +13
2 Anderson 302 299 601 +25
3 North Georgia 313 299 612 +36
4 Carson-Newman 312 305 617 +41
5 Wingate 311 309 620 +44
6 Lander 318 305 623 +47
7 UNC Pembroke 321 305 626 +50
8 Montevallo 320 307 627 +51
T9 LMU 319 312 631 +55
T9 Lenoir-Rhyne 316 315 631 +55
11 Limestone (B) 326 313 639 +63
12 Mount Olive 334 315 649 +73
13 Converse 332 322 654 +78
14 Young Harris 326 333 659 +83
15 Newberry 338 337 675 +99
16 North Greenville 347 346 693 +117
17 Coker 353 348 701 +125
