The day began with a two-hour delay due to inclement weather.
The Lady Tops were second-best in the field on the Par 5's, combining to shoot 1-under par. WKU is in the top five in the 15-team field in both pars (57) and birdies (9).
NOTABLES
- Craig fired a 2-under 70 and sits in second overall, one stroke behind Grace Lu of Rutgers. Craig had four birdies and two bogeys in her round.
- Both Averi Cline and Julia Zigrossi are tied for 21st after identical 3-over 75s. Cline tallied just one birdie, while Zigrossi tied Craig for the team-high with four.
- Sydney Hackett and Kaylee Dwyer (individual) are tied for 36th at 5-over 77. Dwyer had one birdie against six bogeys, while Hackett had 13 pars and five bogeys.
- Regan Folk (individual) and Nina McMurtrey are also competing for the Tops. Folk ended her first nine with a birdie on No. 17 and a par on No. 18.
QUOTABLE
"It's never easy to start the day in a delay, but I'm proud of how the team battled through the conditions to put ourselves in a strong position after 18 holes," head coach Adam Gary said. "It was great to see Catie and several others get off to a strong start. Catie has put herself in position to compete for medalist honors over the next 36 holes and our team is right there to make a push towards the top of the leaderboard this weekend as well."
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Rutgers | 291 (-3)
2. Middle Tennessee | 294 (+6)
T3. WESTERN KENTUCKY | 297 (+9)
T3. Louisville | 297 (+9)
T5. James Madison | 298 (+10)
T5. Lipscomb | 298 (+10)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Grace Lu, Rutgers | 69 (-3)
2. CATIE CRAIG, WKU | 70 (-2)
T3. Kendall Maynard, MTSU | 71 (-1)
T3. Thienna Hunyh, Louisville | 71 (-1)
T3. Bella Flores, James Madison | 71 (-1)
T3. Carmen Griffiths, Louisville | 71 (-1)
T21. AVERI CLINE, WKU | 75 (+3)
T21. JULIA ZIGROSSI, WKU | 75 (+3)
T36. SYDNEY HACKETT, WKU | 77 (+5)
T36. KAYLEE DWYER*, WKU | 77 (+5)
T64. REAGAN FOLK*, WKU | 80 (+8)
T70. NINA McMURTREY, WKU | 81 (+9)
NEXT UP
WKU tees off four round two at the University of Louisville Golf Club on Saturday at 9:40 a.m. CT alongside Middle Tennessee and Rutgers.
