TOCCOA, Ga. — The Catawba College women's golf team battled through a week of adverse weather to place 17th in the Ralph Hayes D2 Elite Invitational as proceedings wrapped up Tuesday.
Anderson won the top prize in team competition by 10 strokes, recording a total score of 583 (+7). Ariana Carvalho of Nova Southeastern was the individual medalist at a three-under-par 141. South Atlantic Conference golfers Olivia Roberts (Anderson), Danielle Becker (Lenoir-Rhyne) and Amely Bochaton (Wingate) finished in a three-way tie for second place.
RESULTS
T-38. Rachel Carlson (153, +9)
T-66. Sara Kristinsdottir (160, +16)
82. Mary-Paige King (165, +21)
85. Taya Buxton (172, +28)
T-87. Hannah Waddell (176, +32)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Carlson logged her best performance of the year with a 75-78 scorecard, highlighted by a one-under back nine in the opening round
- Kristinsdottir shaved two strokes from the first round to the second, wrapping up Tuesday action with a 79
- King laid down a first-round 78 that placed her in the top half of the field, but the junior descended in the pack in a tough Round 2
- Waddell bounced back from a mid-90s opener with a 14-stroke improvement, tallying 81 shots in the final 18 holes
UP NEXT
With its fall slate complete, Catawba turns its attention to the spring that begins on Feb. 9-10 at the World Golf Invitational hosted by Flagler in St. Augustine, Fla.
