Brodahl carded a season-best 75 in today's second round and posted her first collegiate top ten with a sixth place finish (PHOTO BY Doug Monson/Stonehill Athletics) |
Skyhawks move up to 12th with season-best 318 team score, while Brodahl posts top ten finish in fall finale
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (October 24, 2023) – Stonehill College posted a season-best team score of 318, led by a pair of first-year golfers, and moved up to a 12th place finish in the team standings at the Lehigh Invitational, hosted on the 6,012-yard, par-72 layout at Saucon Valley Country Club's Grace Course today.
Stonehill's 318 is 17 strokes better than its first-round score and is the Skyhawks lowest round since shooting a 310 in the second round of the Golden Knights Orlando Invitational in March. The Skyhawks finished with a two-round score of 653 (33-318) and moved past Bethune-Cookman College (334-328=662) and College of the Holy Cross (334-329=663) on Tuesday, finishing just a stroke behind fellow Northeast Conference member Saint Francis University (324-328=652) and six back of Monmouth College (326-321=647) for the top ten. FDU, also of the NEC, won the team title with a two-day score of 610 (311-299) – seven strokes lower than UAlbany (313-304=617).
Freshman Helen Brodahl notched her first collegiate top ten finish in sixth place in the field of 90 golfers on the individual leaderboard with a two-round score of seven-over-par 151, carding Stonehill's lowest round of the season with a season-best three over par 75 today after matching her previous season-low with a 76 on Monday. She finished just four shots behind medalist Mariel Tee from UAlbany with a two-day score of three over 147 (73-74) – two shots lower than Yuki Zhu of host Lehigh University (77-72=149) in second place.
Brodahl fired in four birdies in her round to finish four shots shy of the program-best two round score, including three on the back nine on her way to a one-over-par 37 on the back. She birdied the par-four ninth, 13th and 16th holes, as well as the par-five 15th. Brodahl shared the tournament lead with her six birdies over the course of the two-day event, ranking third in par-four scoring (4.25), playing those holes at five over par over her two rounds.
Roman matched her season-best with a 78 today to finish tied for 32nd overall (PHOTO BY Brian Foley) |
Fellow Stonehill freshman Kenna Roman matched her season-best with a round of 78 today to move up to a tie for 32nd overall with a two-round score of 161 (83-78). She posted a birdie on the par-four 12th hole and finished the back nine at one-over-par 37.
More Stonehill Results
- Freshman Sydney Hidalgo improved on Tuesday by four strokes with a second round 81 for a two-day score of 166 (85-81) to finish tied for 53rd overall. She carded three birdies today, bookending her round that started on the tenth hole with birdies on the par-four ninth and par-five tenth, to go with a birdie on the par-three 14th hole. Hidalgo finished strong, shooting a three-over-par 39 on the front nine.
- Freshman Carol Pignato moved up three spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 74th overall at 176, bettering her opening round 91 with an 85 today.
- Sophomore Jaelyn DeBoise carved 11 strokes off her first-round score with a second round 84 today to finish tied for 78th overall with a two-day score of 179. She notched a birdie on the par-five fourth hole during her round.
- Junior Mollie Thomas rounds out the Stonehill golfers at the event, competing individually, and posting a two-day score of 185 (94-91) to finish 84th overall.
Up Next
Stonehill's spring schedule will be announced in the coming weeks, which will be capped by the Skyhawks second trip to the Northeast Conference Championships April 19-21.
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