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Tar Heel Invitational
Buckeyes Near the Top at Tar Heel Invitational, One Shot Off the Pace
10/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 14, 2016
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –The No. 23 Ohio State University women’s golf team got off to a hot start at the Tar Heel Invitational, firing a 5-under 283 to settle in at second place after Round One. The Buckeyes trail No. 26 Wake Forest (-6) by a lone stroke and finished the afternoon ahead of five Top-20 foes, including top-ranked Alabama (-3).
Northeast Ohio was well-represented in the event’s first 18 holes as Niki Schroeder (Avon Lake) and Jessica Porvasnik (Hinckley) paved the way with scores of 68 and 70, respectively. Schroeder’s 4-under effort is good for a share of second place overall in the 96-player field while Porvasnik is in a seventh-place tie. Schroeder dropped in a tournament-best six birdies, recording three on both the ‘front’ and ‘back’ 9’s. Porvasnik added three birdies to the team total of 19, pacing all squads.
Katja Pogacar (72) and Alex Wright (73) contributed to Ohio State’s team tally as well and are both inside the individual Top-25. Pogacar earned a piece of 17th place at even par after a 3-3 birdie-bogey split. Wright matched the three-birdie sum and came in at 1-over (T-24th).
Jaclyn Lee was hot on the heels of her teammates, utilizing four birdies to offset a half dozen bogies to tie for 35th (74).
BUCKEYE RESULTS
2nd – Team 283 (-5)
T-2nd – Niki Schroeder 68 (-4)
T-7th – Jessica Porvasnik 70 (-2)
T-17th – Katja Pogacar 72 (E)
T-24th – Alex Wright 73 (+1)
T-35th – Jaclyn Lee 74 (+2)
The Scarlet & Gary are slated for tee times going off of Hole 1 beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. Ohio State will play alongside Wake Forest and Alabama.
