Tulane Closes First Day of Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Sixth

Monday, September 16

Knoxville, TN

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Tulane Closes First Day of Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Sixth

Sep 16, 2019 | Women's Golf

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tulane University women's golf team finished the first day of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate tied for sixth at 16-over 584. Junior Jennifer Rosenberg led the Green Wave at one-under through the first two rounds.

Junior Jennifer Rosenberg opened the tournament with an even-par 71 in the first round. After three-straight pars to start the round, Rosenberg birdied the par-three 10th and par-five 11^th holes. Later in the round, she logged birdies on the third, fourth and 16^th holes.

The Laurel Hollow, N.Y., native continued to play well in the second round posting a round of one-under 70 in the second. She logged four birdies in the second round. She did post a bogie on the back nine in the second round. Rosenberg finished ninth after the first two rounds.

Senior Haydyn Gibson led the Green Wave in the first round with a career-best three-under 68. She teed off on the eighth hole with two-straight pars. She then reeled off three-straight birdies on the 10^th, 11^th and 12^th holes. Gibson added birdies on the third, 15^th and 17^th holes later in the round. This was the second-lowest round of the tournament.

The Clearwater, Fla., native followed the first round with an eight-over 79 in the second round. She closed the day tied for 34th. She had eight birdies on the day.

"Today was a step forward," Tulane head coach Stew Burke said. "Haydyn [Gibson] had a career-low round to start and Jenny [Rosenberg] put together two solid rounds. We gave away too many cheap shots over the course of the day, but I'm please to see progress since our last event."

Freshman Carlota Palacios was tied for 28th after the first two rounds in Tennessee. Palacios shot one-over 72 in the first round and three-over 74 in the second. She recorded five birdies over the first two rounds.

Freshman Sandra Vazquez made her collegiate debut with a round at three-over 74. She had her first career birdie on the par-four 11^th hole. She posted four birdies on the day. Vazquez was tied for 50^th after two rounds.

Freshman Hanna Liu finished the day tied for 81st. She added six birdies on the day.

After the first day, No. 10 Kent State leads all teams at 13-under 555, while the Golden Flashes' Pimnipa Panthong leads all individuals at six-under.

Final round action of the championship can be followed via Golfstat.com. Live stats can be found by clicking here.

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