TUESDAY
The Virginia Tech women's golf team tied for third with Louisville and San Jose State on Tuesday at the Minnesota Invitational. The two-day event was played at the par 72, 6,297-yard Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury Minnesota on Monday and Tuesday.
The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes, but due to three weather delays involving lightning on Monday, the event was shortened to 36 holes. The 15 teams were taken off the course during the second round on Monday afternoon and returned this morning to complete the second round.
Emily Mahar, a junior from Brisbane, Australia, led the Hokies. She is finished 11th at even-par 144 after rounds of 71 and 73. She was nine strokes behind medalist Caterina Don of Georgia.
Alyssa Montgomery, a freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, tied for 17th at 146 and Jessica Spicer, a senior from Bahama, North Carolina, tied for 25th at 147. Nora Wrenger, a redshirt freshman from Munich, Germany, tied for 46th at 151 and Becca DiNunzio, a freshman from Norfolk, Virginia, finished tied for 63rd at 154. Montgomery, DiNunzio and Wrenger all made their collegiate debuts in the tournament.
Kentucky won the team title with a 1-over 577, three strokes ahead of East Carolina and five strokes ahead of the Hokies, Cardinals and Spartans. Oklahoma and Georgia tied for sixth at 585, San Francisco was eighth at 586, Miami was ninth at 588 and Notre Dame was 10th at 594. Host Minnesota was 11th at 595, UTSA was 12th at 600, Long Beach State was 13th at 603, Missouri was 14th at 605 and Kansas was 15th at 606.
The Hokies return to action on Oct. 4-6, as they travel to the Tidewater area to compete in the Princess Anne Invitational. The three-day event is hosted by Old Dominion and is played at the Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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MONDAY
The Virginia Tech women's golf team is tied with Kentucky for the lead at the end of play on Day One at the Minnesota Invitational. The two-day event is being played at the par 72, 6,297-yard Prestwick Golf Club in Woodbury Minnesota on Monday and Tuesday.
The teams were affected by three weather delays during Monday's first two rounds. The first round was completed in the afternoon, but delays No. 2 and 3 forced the tournament to be shortened to two rounds. The second round will resume at 10 a.m. CDT on Tuesday morning.
Emily Mahar, a junior from Brisbane, Australia, leads the Hokies at the stoppage of play on Monday night. She is currently tied for fifth at 2-under. She had a 1-under 71 in the first round. She trails leader Caterina Don of Georgia by 11 strokes.
Alyssa Montgomery, a freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, is tied for 14th at 1-over par and Becca DiNunzio, a freshman from Norfolk, Virginia and Jessica Spicer, a senior from Bahama, North Carolina, are tied for 36th at 4-over. Nora Wrenger, a redshirt freshman from Munich, Germany, is tied for 44th at 5-over. Montgomery, DiNunzio and Wrenger are all making their collegiate debuts in the tournament.
Tech and Kentucky are tied for the lead at 2-over par, two strokes ahead of San Jose State and three strokes ahead of Georgia and Oklahoma. East Carolina is sixth at 6-over and San Francisco and Louisville are tied for seventh at 8-over. The tournament is hosted by the University of Minnesota. Nine of the 15 teams in the tournament's field played in the 2019 NCAA Regionals.
