DAHLONEGA, Ga.– The Lincoln Memorial Women's Golf team found themselves in a slump, placing 10th out of 17 teams in the LeeAnn Noble Memorial at Achasta Golf Course.
Junior Millie Russell (77-73-73) and Sophomore Reese Rexroat (77-71-75) led the way for the Lady Splitters at seven-over par each, tying for 30th. Sophomore Ruby McLellan found herself right behind at eight-over par (72-75-77), tying for 34th. Junior Joy Aspetaki tied for 48th with a 12-over par (81-71-76) performance, and Junior Olivia Holyoak-Church found herself tied for 76th with a 23-over par (80-74-85) tournament.
The first round was led by McLellan, who hit even-par (72) to help out the Railsplitters early on. Rexroat and Russell were right behind, hitting five-over par (77) each for the first round. Holyoak-Church finished off the team scoring for the first round at eight-over par (80), while Joy Aspetaki just missed the mark at nine-over par (81).
The second round showed signs of improvement for the Lady Railsplitters, as Rexroat and Aspetaki both hit one-under par (71) to try and push the Railsplitters forward. Russell and Holyoak-Church hit one-over (73) and two-over (74) par respectively to end the second round team scoring for the Lady Splitters. McLellan found herself just missing the cut at three-over par (75) to end the second day.
The third round was led by Russell with a one-over par (73) showing. Rexroat found herself with a three-over (75) par final round, followed by Aspetaki and McLellan with rounds of four-over (76) and five-over (77) respectively to finish the team scoring for the Splitters. Holyoak-Church rounded out her tournament with a 13-over (85) final round.
The field was strong, with ranked opponents including No. 1 Dallas Baptist University, No. 3 Anderson University, No. 6 University of North Georgia, No. 8 Lander University, No. 10 Lee University, No. 12 Wingate University, T-20 Saint Leo University, No. 22 Florida Southern College, and No. 24 Erskine College. Lenoir-Rhyne University is receiving votes. Rounding out the field are the University of Montevallo, Catawba College, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Young Harris College, Columbus State University and USC-Beaufort.
The Lady Railsplitters will be back in action on Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 in the Ladies Las Vegas Desert Classic in Boulder City, Nev.
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