Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Monday, February 25
The Woodlands, TX
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Icon Invitational
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Raiders struggle in tough conditions at Icon Invitational
2/25/2019 7:59:00 PM | Women's Golf
Round 1 Results
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – In a lightning interrupted and daylight shortened first day at the Icon Invitational the Blue Raiders struggled Monday and sit in 14th place with just a few holes remaining in the second round.
"We started rough and made too many mistakes on the tough holes, and we just weren't as sharp as we should be with club choices in the wind and cool temperatures," Head Coach Chris Adams said.
Middle Tennessee had a rough start to the day, posting a 32-over par 320 in the opening round to put themselves down the leaderboard early before fighting back in round two.
With all five Raiders lacking just one or two holes in the second round, a current mark of 12-over par has moved MT up a spot since the beginning of the round and just five strokes back of Kansas State.
"We got it going in the second round despite tough conditions and a lightning delay, so we hope to have a chance to find some more positives tomorrow to move up the leaderboard," Adams added. "The first tournament of the semester is always a little rough, but I know we will leave it all out there tomorrow."
Senior Hanley Long is leading the way, currently 3-over through 17 holes in round two and 6-over for the tournament. Sophomore Sophie Burks is on pace to post the best second round score as she sits 1-over through 16 holes.
The Blue Raiders will remain paired with Kansas State and Memphis to begin round two and throughout round three, with the final holes of the second round set to take place starting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Live scoring for the remainder of the tournament can be found at Golfstat.com.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – In a lightning interrupted and daylight shortened first day at the Icon Invitational the Blue Raiders struggled Monday and sit in 14th place with just a few holes remaining in the second round.
"We started rough and made too many mistakes on the tough holes, and we just weren't as sharp as we should be with club choices in the wind and cool temperatures," Head Coach Chris Adams said.
Middle Tennessee had a rough start to the day, posting a 32-over par 320 in the opening round to put themselves down the leaderboard early before fighting back in round two.
With all five Raiders lacking just one or two holes in the second round, a current mark of 12-over par has moved MT up a spot since the beginning of the round and just five strokes back of Kansas State.
"We got it going in the second round despite tough conditions and a lightning delay, so we hope to have a chance to find some more positives tomorrow to move up the leaderboard," Adams added. "The first tournament of the semester is always a little rough, but I know we will leave it all out there tomorrow."
Senior Hanley Long is leading the way, currently 3-over through 17 holes in round two and 6-over for the tournament. Sophomore Sophie Burks is on pace to post the best second round score as she sits 1-over through 16 holes.
The Blue Raiders will remain paired with Kansas State and Memphis to begin round two and throughout round three, with the final holes of the second round set to take place starting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Live scoring for the remainder of the tournament can be found at Golfstat.com.
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