Sunday, February 5
Orlando, Fla. (Eagle Creek GC)
All Day
Mississippi State
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UCF Challenge
Jessica Peng and Athena Yang both notched career days at the first round of the UCF Challenge.
MSU Women’s Golf Open First Round Of Spring Season Strong
February 05, 2017 | Women's Golf
ORLANDO, Fla. –Behind senior Jessica Peng's career day, the Mississippi State women's golf team ended the first round of the UCF Challenge tied for 5th place, 3-under-par 285.
Coach Ginger Brown-Lemm's squad finished only two strokes behind 40th-ranked Kentucky for second place in Sunday's round. Tournament host UCF sits in first at 280.
Peng paced the team Sunday behind six birdies and a career low, 66. She ended her day tied for second place after shooting -3 on both the front and back nine holes, for a -6.
"I'm very proud of our young team. We played hard and senior Jessica Peng led the way," Brown-Lemm said. "We dropped a few coming in at the end, but for the first round this spring we are right on track to where I want us to be."
Behind Peng was freshman Athena Yang, who notched a 71 on the day, marking a career low for the rookie. She sank four birdies in a row on holes six through nine, ending tied for 21st.
Katie Holt fired a 74 after shooting even par on the front nine holes, tying the early enrollee from New Zealand, Ela Grimwood. Grimwood started her Bulldog career off strong by birding her very first colligate tournament hole.
Kendall Wisenbaker competed as an individual and notched a 75.
"Some of the best teams in the country are competing here and stacking up with them the way we did is very encouraging," said Brown-Lemm.
MSU is back in action Monday for the second round of the UCF Challenge.
UCF Challenge Teams-First Round
1 UCF 280 280 -8
T2 Wisconsin 283 283 -5
T2 Kentucky 283 283 -5
4 Auburn 284 284 -4
T5 Iowa State 285 285 -3
T5 Mississippi St. U. 285 285 -3
T7 Clemson 286 286 -2
T7 Old Dominion 286 286 -2
9 Miami 287 287 -1 T10 Texas 288 288 E
T10 East Carolina 288 288 E
12 Kent State 290 290 +2
13 Tulane 291 291 +3
14 SMU 292 292 +4
15 Daytona State College 293 293 +5
16 UNC Wilmington 295 295 +7
17 South Florida 297 297 +9
MSU Players-First Round
T2 Jessica Peng 66
T21 Athena Yang 71
T53 Ela Grimwood 74
T53 Katie Holt 74
T89 Ji Eun Baik 79
T62 Kendall Wisenbaker 75
Coach Ginger Brown-Lemm's squad finished only two strokes behind 40th-ranked Kentucky for second place in Sunday's round. Tournament host UCF sits in first at 280.
Peng paced the team Sunday behind six birdies and a career low, 66. She ended her day tied for second place after shooting -3 on both the front and back nine holes, for a -6.
"I'm very proud of our young team. We played hard and senior Jessica Peng led the way," Brown-Lemm said. "We dropped a few coming in at the end, but for the first round this spring we are right on track to where I want us to be."
Behind Peng was freshman Athena Yang, who notched a 71 on the day, marking a career low for the rookie. She sank four birdies in a row on holes six through nine, ending tied for 21st.
Katie Holt fired a 74 after shooting even par on the front nine holes, tying the early enrollee from New Zealand, Ela Grimwood. Grimwood started her Bulldog career off strong by birding her very first colligate tournament hole.
Kendall Wisenbaker competed as an individual and notched a 75.
"Some of the best teams in the country are competing here and stacking up with them the way we did is very encouraging," said Brown-Lemm.
MSU is back in action Monday for the second round of the UCF Challenge.
UCF Challenge Teams-First Round
1 UCF 280 280 -8
T2 Wisconsin 283 283 -5
T2 Kentucky 283 283 -5
4 Auburn 284 284 -4
T5 Iowa State 285 285 -3
T5 Mississippi St. U. 285 285 -3
T7 Clemson 286 286 -2
T7 Old Dominion 286 286 -2
9 Miami 287 287 -1 T10 Texas 288 288 E
T10 East Carolina 288 288 E
12 Kent State 290 290 +2
13 Tulane 291 291 +3
14 SMU 292 292 +4
15 Daytona State College 293 293 +5
16 UNC Wilmington 295 295 +7
17 South Florida 297 297 +9
MSU Players-First Round
T2 Jessica Peng 66
T21 Athena Yang 71
T53 Ela Grimwood 74
T53 Katie Holt 74
T89 Ji Eun Baik 79
T62 Kendall Wisenbaker 75
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