Nittany Lion Women's Golf Wrap up First Round of Big Ten ChampionshipNittany Lion Women's Golf Wrap up First Round of Big Ten Championship

Nittany Lion Women's Golf Wrap up First Round of Big Ten Championship



April 24, 2015

Rd 1 Individual scoring 10/16

Big Ten Rd 1 Team Scoring

Big Ten Rd 2 Tee Times

Indianapolis, Ind. - The Penn State women's golf team completed the initial round of the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis Friday afternoon. The Nittany Lions opened the event with a 15-over 303 to place 10th. The second round of the Championship opens at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow with Penn State teeing it up at 8:44 a.m.

Junior Grace Chung (Toronto, Ontario) came out firing on all cylinders, finishing with a 73 (+1) to tie for 17th after the first day. Seniors Elyse Archambault (St-Jean-sur-Rich, Que.) and Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough, Ontario) played consistently throughout the day, managing a 2-over and a 3-over respectively. Archambault sits in a tie for 23rd place while Elliott is in a tie for 29th.

Senior Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) navigated her way to a 9-over (81) on the first day after suffering three double- bogeys. Sophomore Kendall Allen (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and junior Halley Morell (Brecksville, Ohio) rounded out the Penn State squad with an 82 (+10) and an 83 (+11), respectively.

Ohio State grabbed the team lead with a 7-under par 281 on the first day. Individually, the Buckeyes' Jan Chanpalangrsi took the lead after carding an impressive 4-under par 68.

Live scoring for the Big Ten Championship is available on Golfstat.com