Women's Golf Leads after Day 1 at NE-10 Championship
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SANDS POINT, N.Y. – The Merrimack College women's golf team currently sits in first place at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship, in Sands Point, New York, heading into Day 2 action. The Warriors' placed the top-two individual golfers in the field in the opening round, as the team is currently 36 strokes ahead of second place.
The Basics
Team Place after Day 1: Merrimack College (319) | 1st/5
Top Finisher on Day 1: Alessandra Ricigliano (74) 1st
Location: Village Club of Sands Point | Sands Point, N.Y.
How It Happened
Sophomore Alessandra Ricigliano (Scarsdale, N.Y.) shot an opening-round 74, as she currently sits in first-place overall. The Scarsdale, New York, native has now led the Warriors in three of six rounds this season. Freshman Krystal Knight (Groveland, Mass.) fired a 78 and currently sits in second-place overall. Knight has posted 70s in five of six rounds this season and is averaging a team-low 76.5 strokes per round.
Senior captain Jaclyn Drew (Lunenburg, Mass.) shot an 82, which is tied for her season-best round. She currently sits in a tie for fourth and has posted 82s in three-consecutive rounds. The Lunenburg, Massachusetts, native finished second overall at the NE-10 Championship last spring, as she fired a second-round total of 78.
Sophomore Jessica Wagner (San Diego, Calif.) is currently in seventh, following an opening round of 85. Rounding out the scores for the Warriors was junior captain Sam Gervais (Chelmsford, Mass.), as she fired a 97 and is tied for 19th in the field.
Day 1 Individual Scores
1. Alessandra Ricigliano 74
2. Krystal Knight 78
T-4. Jaclyn Drew 82
7. Jessica Wagner 85
T-19. Sam Gervais 97
Day 1 Team Scores
1. Merrimack College 319
2. Franklin Pierce 355
3. Le Moyne 356
4. Southern New Hampshire 365
5. Assumption 416
Up Next
The Warriors will compete in Day 2 action of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship tomorrow, at the Village Club of Sands Point, in Sands Point, New York.
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