Women's Golf in Fifth at Nittany Lion Invitational
Women's Golf in Fifth at Nittany Lion InvitationalWomen's Golf in Fifth at Nittany Lion Invitational

Women's Golf in Fifth at Nittany Lion Invitational

Sept. 30, 2011

Live Results | Round One Results

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -

The Penn State women's golf team finished the first round of play at the Nittany Lion Invitational in fifth place. Host Penn State carded a 17-over-par 305 on the 6,229-yard, par-72 Penn State Blue Course.

Freshman Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough, Ont.) led the Nittany Lions in the first round, posting a career-best 74. She is tied for sixth place. Classmates Elyse Archambault (St-Jean-sur-Rich, Que.) and Erin Michel (Mason, Ohio) are tied for 13th place after each notching a 4-over-par. Michel was competing as an individual.

Sophomore Christina Vosters (Bethany Beach, Del.) is tied for 25th place after a first-round score of 77. Classmate Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) and junior Hanule Seo (St. Louis, Mo.) rounded out the starters for the Nittany Lions, each carding a 78. Ceresko and Seo are tied for 33rd place. All four remaining Nittany Lions competed as individuals.

Longwood led the field the first day with a 4-over-par 292. Longwood's Ariel Witmer and Amanda Steinhagen are currently tied for first place, each posting a 1-under-par 71.

The tee times for the second round of play, which were scheduled to begin 8:30 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. 1), have been changed to a 10 a.m. shotgun start due to anticipated inclement weather. The third round will take place on Sunday (Oct. 2) with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.