RIO VERDE, Ariz. (EMUEagles.com) – After the first day of action at the Rio Verde Invitational, the Eastern Michigan University women’s golf team is in fourth at the 18-team tournament. The Eagles shot a first round 303 and have four players inside the top-27 spots on the par 72, 6,001-yard White Wing Golf Course.
Kennesaw State is atop the leaderboard at two-under 286, five strokes ahead of Xavier. KSU’s Bella Kil fired a six-under 66 to the lead, while teammate Caitlyn Campbell added a 67 for second.
How It Happened
Freshman Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) opened the tournament up a three-over 75 to tie for 19th after the first round. The Fremont, Ohio product turned in three birdies during the round, posting a 4.8 scoring average on the event’s five par 5s.
Junior Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit), sophomore Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland), and freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) are all tied for 27th at 76. Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent’s International School) rounded out the scoring with an 82 in a tie for 74th.
Up Next
Saturday’s second round is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. MT with a shotgun start. The Eagles will be paired with Oakland and Kennesaw State.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-18. Kyleigh Dull 75
t-27. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 76
t-27. Anna Watson 76
t-27. Olivia Loberg 76
t-74. Natai Apichonlati 82
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kennesaw State 286
2. Xavier 291
3. Missouri State 296
4. California Baptist 297
5. Illinois State 300
6. Eastern Michigan 303
7. Loyola 304
8. Bradley 306
9. South Dakota 308
10. Ball State 309
11. Central Michigan 310
t-12. Wichita State 313
t-12. Akron 313
t-12. Oakland 313
15. Butler 314
16. Western Michigan 322
17. Bowling Green 324
18. Ohio 330