UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women’s golf team is sitting atop the leaderboard following the opening two rounds of the 46th annual Nittany Lion Invitational on Saturday at the Penn State Blue Course. The Nittany Lions are looking to become champions for the fifth time over their last seven home invitationals while becoming repeat champs for a second time during that span.
Penn State used the round of the day in its second 18 holes of the afternoon posting a 6-under, 282, during the second round and currently sit 5-under and are the only team in red figures for the championship.
Boston College is currently second at 6-over while Kennesaw State (11-over), Youngstown State (18-over) and Eastern Kentucky (21-over) round out the top-5.
“I loved that we looked fresh during round two, the team was ready for a long day,” commented head coach Denise St. Pierre. “They were prepared, and it showed, I’m very proud of this group.”
Senior Mathilde Delavallade (Royan, France), who is defending her 2021 Individual Championship, is just two strokes off the lead after backing up an even-par, 72, with a 3-under, 69, in the second round. Delavallade trails Toledo’s Amelia Lee for the individual lead.
“My approach shots were closer, and I was more confident in my putting during the second round,” mentioned Delavallade. “The first round was a little rough mentally, so I just tried to be more present throughout the course of the second round.”
Sophomore Drew Nienhaus (St. Louis, Mo.) climbed an even 10 spots between rounds and currently sits tied for sixth at 1-under for the championship. After an opening round 1-over, 73, Nienhaus opened her second 18 with a birdie and used three additional birdies with only a pair of bogeys to register a 2-under, 70, in round two.
Senior Sarah Willis (Eaton, Ohio) took a while to find her swing during the morning round registering back-to-back bogeys on her second two holes of the day. However, she used a nine-hole stretch of 4-under in the middle portion of her opening round, highlighted by a hole-out Eagle on the ninth, to right the ship. After giving a few back on 13 and 14 she carded two birdies over her final two holes finishing the round with a 1-under, 71. Following a second round 1-over, 73, Willis is currently sitting eighth at even-par for the championship.
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