Gu’s Second Round 68 Leads No. 29 Flashes at Wolverine Invitational
9/13/2021 8:16:00 PM | Women's Golf
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Freshman Jennifer Gu fired a 68 in the second round Monday evening to rocket up the leaderboard into a tie for 20th heading into the final round of the Wolverine Invitational. Senior Emily Price is one stroke behind her in a tie for 24th, and the No. 29 Kent State women's golf team is in sixth place after two rounds of competition.
The Golden Flashes shook off a 300 in the morning round and posted the second-lowest second round score of 284 to move ahead of five teams. Gu led the second round surge and carded a 145 for the first 36 holes of her collegiate career. Junior Valentina Albertazzi also shot under par in the second round with her Kent State-low of 69 to move into a tie for 41st at 148.
Price and sophomore Mayka Hoogeboom both carded a 72 to lead the Flashes in the opening round. Price is currently tied for 24th with a 146 and Hoogeboom is tied for 53rd with a 151.
Fifth-year student-athlete Chloe Salort closed the day with a 73 during the second 18 to bounce back from an 80 in round one and is tied for 62nd.
Junior Noramol Nuchsila competed as an individual and is tied for 80th (+18, 162).
A shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday will begin the final round of the Wolverine Invitational. Live scoring can be tracked on GolfStat.
GOPHER INVITATIONAL (THRU 36 HOLES)
Team Standings
1. Michigan -6, 562
2. Virginia +6, 574
3. Virginia Tech +7, 575
4. Iowa State +8, 576
5. Louisville +10, 578
6. Kent State +16, 584
7. Illinois +17, 585
8. Ohio State +19, 587
9. Northwestern +21, 589
10. Kentucky +22, 590
11. Washington +24, 592
12. Notre Dame +27, 595
13. Xavier +35, 603
14. Indiana +35, 603
15. Nebraska +36, 604
16. Toledo +70, 638
Kent State
T20. Jennifer Gu -3, 145 (77-68)
T24. Emily Price -3, 146 (72-74)
T41. Valentina Albertazzi -1, 148 (79-69)
T53. Mayka Hoogeboom +9, 151 (72-79)
T62. Chloe Salort +11, 153 (80-73)
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