Women's Golf in third after first day of make up tournament
SAN ANGELO, Texas-The St. Edward's University women's golf team is in a distant-third-place after the first day of the Angelo State Invitational tournament.
The tournament was created to make up for the Dallas Baptist Classic, which was canceled in September due to rain.
The St. Edward's team (319) finished the day nineteen strokes behind leader Angelo State (300). Tarleton State (303) was a close second and West Texas A&M (320) and Western Texas Community College (332) finished fourth and fifth out of the seven teams,respectively.
Angelo State's Raelynn Smith, who finished second to St. Edward's sophomore Kirby Baker in last week's Oklahoma Intercollegiate Women's Golf Tournament, is the individual leader. Senior Emily Kvinta (75), who finished last on the Hilltoppers last week, was the only St. Edward's golfer in the top five, finishing fifth. Freshmen Jacy Benites (78) and Melisa Gonzalez (78), powered by strong performances on the back-nine, tied for eighth overall, while sophomore Kirby Baker (88) finished tied for 31st and senior Erin Redfield (90) finished 37th.
Benites is tied for the lead in birdies with four while Kvinta leads the tournament with 14 pars.
The Hilltoppers will return to action in the tournament tomorrow at 8 a.m.