Blue Raiders finish first day at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship

Monday, September 20

Knoxville, TN

Middle Tennessee

Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship

9/20/2021 6:35:00 PM | Women's Golf

Results (PDF)

By: Thomas Donley, MT Athletics

Knoxville, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee women's golf finished the first day of play at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship hosted by the University of Tennessee in a tie for 10^th place Monday, navigating both the course and the rain. Molly Bebelaar ended play at Cherokee Country Club tied for 25^th individually at 145 (+3). The Blue Raiders finished the day at 585 (+17) on the par-71, 5,946-yard course.

Bebelaar finished the day strong, recording two birdies and six pars on her final eight holes of the day en route to her first even-par round of the season at 71.

Catherine Caudill led the Blue Raiders in the first round, carding a 72 (+1). She shot a 34 (-1) on the front nine to finish the round tied for 22^nd. MT finished the first round tied for 10^th at 293 (+9).

Caudill followed up her first-round 72 with a 74 (+2), tying for 32^nd at 146 (+4). Her sister, Caroline Caudill, came in one stroke behind at 147 (+5) to tie for 36^th.

Taylor Edlin returned to the clubhouse tied for 41^st at 148 (+6) after carding identical rounds of 74. Sophie Burks ended play tied for 72^nd at 153 (+11).

Playing as an individual, Madison Smith wrapped up the day in 80^th place at 155.

QUOTING COACH ADAMS
"Overall, I thought the team battled the conditions pretty well," head coach Chris Adams said. " It was a long day of 36 holes with rain off and on all day. We gave a few more shots back with some doubles in the second round, but overall most team scores were higher this afternoon. We are going to come out tomorrow and give everything we have to try and move up the leaderboard."

UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders conclude the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship on Tuesday. The third and final round begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Central.