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Women’s Golf Tied for Second on First Day of Texas State Invite
2/5/2024 8:49:00 PM | Women's Golf
Welch tied for second after 36 holes; Robilio hit hole-in-one
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – The Sacred Heart University women's golf team opened the spring portion of its schedule by being tied for second at the 14-team Texas State Invitational, which kicked off Monday at the Landa Park Golf Club in New Braunfels, Texas.
The Pioneers are tied with Abilene Christian in second place with a 36-hole score of 601 (+33). Hosting Texas State leads with a two-over 570. SHU is five strikes clear of fourth-place Oakland (606).
Kailee Welch paces the Pioneers in a tie for second with a one-over 143 after the first two rounds. The graduate student tied for the best score in round one with a two-under 69, carding four birdies, three coming on the back nine. Welch then carded a 74 in round two, carding a birdie on hole 16.
SHU's next-highest golfer was Chantal El Chaib, who was in a tie for ninth. The senior from Abu Dhabi, UAE, tallied a score of 147 (+5) with a 74 in round one and a 73 in round two. She recorded three birdies on the day, one in the first 18 holes and two in the second.
Maya Robilio, who carded her first collegiate hole-in-one on the par-3 seventh hole, also placed in the top 20 in a tie for 18th. She finished the day with a score of 152 (+10), carding two birdies in addition to her hole-in-one.
Jessie Burch (159) and Jensie Nicholas (171) rounded out SHU's five competitors in T50th and 76th, respectively.
The third and final round of the Texas State Invitational will happen tomorrow.
The Pioneers are tied with Abilene Christian in second place with a 36-hole score of 601 (+33). Hosting Texas State leads with a two-over 570. SHU is five strikes clear of fourth-place Oakland (606).
Kailee Welch paces the Pioneers in a tie for second with a one-over 143 after the first two rounds. The graduate student tied for the best score in round one with a two-under 69, carding four birdies, three coming on the back nine. Welch then carded a 74 in round two, carding a birdie on hole 16.
SHU's next-highest golfer was Chantal El Chaib, who was in a tie for ninth. The senior from Abu Dhabi, UAE, tallied a score of 147 (+5) with a 74 in round one and a 73 in round two. She recorded three birdies on the day, one in the first 18 holes and two in the second.
Maya Robilio, who carded her first collegiate hole-in-one on the par-3 seventh hole, also placed in the top 20 in a tie for 18th. She finished the day with a score of 152 (+10), carding two birdies in addition to her hole-in-one.
Jessie Burch (159) and Jensie Nicholas (171) rounded out SHU's five competitors in T50th and 76th, respectively.
The third and final round of the Texas State Invitational will happen tomorrow.
| Place | Golfer | Score | R1 | R2 | Total |
| T2 | Kailee Welch | +1 | 69 | 74 | 143 |
| T9 | Chantal El Chaib | +5 | 74 | 73 | 147 |
| T18 | Maya Robilio | +10 | 75 | 77 | 152 |
| T50 | Jessie Burch | +17 | 77 | 82 | 159 |
| 76 | Jensie Nicholas | +29 | 87 | 84 | 171 |
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