Germino tied for fourth overall after 4-under 68
PARRISH, Fla. – The Kent State women's golf team rallied after a tough opening round with a five-over 293 during Monday's second round of the Central District Invitational at River Wilderness Golf Club.
The Golden Flashes started with a 310 and were in 11th place in a challenging 15-team field through the first round. But Kent State re-grouped to move up one spot, and the Golden Flashes are just seven strokes out from a tie for sixth.
All five golfers either moved up or stayed the same in the second round.
With a four-under 68 for her second round, senior Mercedes Germino (Necochea, Argentina) vaulted from a tie for 33rd to a tie for fourth place to lead Kent State's solid second round. Germino started the day with a four-over 76, but a three-under 33 on the course's front nine in the second round pushed her up the leaderboard.
Freshman Jennifer Ha (Calgary, Alberta) is tied for 33rd after matching four-over 76 rounds on Monday. She was aided by three birdies on the day.
Senior Shamira Marshall (Macedonia, Ohio) moved up 11 spots after a two-over 74 second round; Marshall birdied two of her final four holes and is now tied for 39th place.
Sophomore Erin Hawe (Walton, New Zealand) and senior Mandi Morrow (Kent, Ohio) are tied for 50th place at 11-over 155. Hawe had just three blemishes for a three-over 75 second round effort, while Morrow was just one over on the front nine for a four-over 76.
Oklahoma owns a two-stroke lead on the tournament field with an eight-over 584, edging TCU (586) and Vanderbilt (587). The Sooners' Chirapat Jao-Javanil is six-under with a 138 to lead the board by five strokes after a first-round 68.
Kent State will conclude the 54-hole invitational Tuesday, Feb. 21 with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. ET.
| 1 |
|
+8 |
F |
+5 |
291 |
293 |
584 |
| 2 |
|
+10 |
F |
+1 |
297 |
289 |
586 |
| 3 |
|
+11 |
F |
+6 |
293 |
294 |
587 |
| 4 |
|
+13 |
F |
+6 |
295 |
294 |
589 |
| 5 |
|
+16 |
F |
+13 |
291 |
301 |
592 |
| T6 |
|
+20 |
F |
+9 |
299 |
297 |
596 |
| T6 |
|
+20 |
F |
+14 |
294 |
302 |
596 |
| 8 |
|
+21 |
F |
+6 |
303 |
294 |
597 |
| 9 |
|
+23 |
F |
+10 |
301 |
298 |
599 |
| 10 |
|
+27 |
F |
+5 |
310 |
293 |
603 |
| 11 |
|
+28 |
F |
+19 |
297 |
307 |
604 |
| 12 |
|
+41 |
F |
+15 |
314 |
303 |
617 |
| 13 |
|
+46 |
F |
+23 |
311 |
311 |
622 |
| 14 |
|
+48 |
F |
+22 |
314 |
310 |
624 |
| 15 |
|
+52 |
F |
+21 |
319 |
309 |
628 |
