University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics
Giustina Memorial Intercollegiate
Lo Leads Spartans At Giustina Memorial Classic
9/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 29, 2009
36-Hole Results from Giustina Memorial Classic
Corvallis, Ore. - Cheryl Lo opened with a 79 in the first round and shot an 83 in the second round to lead the USC Upstate women's golf team in the Giustina Memorial Classic hosted by Oregon State at Trysting Tree Golf Club.
Lo enters Tuesday's final round tied for 33rd to lead the Spartan cause. Jennifer Judge rebounded in her second round, posting a team-best 81 in the afternoon to close to within three strokes of Lo for team honors. Judge is tied for second with five birdies on the day.
Behind the play of Lo and Judge, Upstate posted rounds of 329 and 335 for a 36-hole total of 664. The Spartans stand 10th in the 10-team field. Oregon turned in rounds of 296 and 302 to take the tournament lead with a 598 total. Wyoming is second with a 617 total, though they are 19 strokes out of the lead. Oregon State is third at 320 and is followed by Washington State (621), Nevada (624), Cal Poly (625), Boise State (632), Hawai'I (635), Portland (640) and Upstate (664). The Spartans trailed Hawai'I by just eight strokes after the first round, but dropped 21 strokes to the Rainbow Wahine in the second round.
Natalie Buch continued her solid play in the second round. After posting her career low round with an 81 in the first round, she carded an 83 in the afternoon and stands tied for 42nd with a 162 total. Johanna Ebenhag turned in back-to-back rounds of 88 and stands 49th, while Summer Wall is 50th with a 184 total. Oregon's Kendra Little is the tournament leader after rounds of 73 and 69. She leads by five strokes entering Tuesday's final round.
Oregon posted a 296 to open the tournament in first place. The Ducks were the only team to break 300 on the 6,282-yard, par-72 course in the first round. Nevada was second at 303 and was followed by Wyoming (304), Oregon State (305), Cal Poly (308), Washington State (309), Portland (320), Hawai'i (321) and Upstate (329). The scores for Boise State were not reported.
The first day of the tournament was played in a unique format with the men and women playing in the same groupings. Teams were paired with two men and two women from each school playing in a foursome. For example, the No. 1 player for the Upstate women's and men's teams were paired together with the No. 1 women's and men's players from Hawai'i.
