Sacred Heart
SHU Fall Classic
9/28/2026 8:20:00 PM | Women's Golf
Cantu holds the top spot on the individual leaderboard
MILFORD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's golf team leads the SHU Fall Classic after 36 holes of cold and rainy conditions at the Great River Golf Club in Milford, Conn. Junior Maite Cantu leads the individual competition after having the lowest round of the day in the second round.
The Pioneers hold a 19-stroke lead on the field, sitting at 610 (+34). SHU carded rounds of 315 and 295, the latter being the best round of the day by 15 strokes. Brown and Fairfield are in second place at +53.
Cantu braved the elements and tallied a scorching second round, carding a three-under 69 in the challenging conditions. She recorded five birdies to two bogies to tally the lone under-par round of the day. Cantu owns a combined score of 148 (+4) to hold a two-stroke lead on the field.
The trio of Garance Gueubel, Jade Haylock and Nahia Paulerena are next on the leaderboard for the Pios in a tie for fourth place. All three Pioneers sit with combined scores of 154 (+10) after 36 holes. Paulerena saw the biggest rise of the trio after carding a 74 (+2) in the second round.
In her first event of the season, sophomore Una Karen Guðmundsdóttir golfed well in the first 36 holes. The Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, native is tied for 13th on the leaderboard with a score of 157 (+13) after rounds of 77 and 80.
With it being a home event, SHU is able to deploy more golfers than usual. Lauren Ogrodowicz (T35th), Morgan Withington (T38th), Paula De la Riva (T43rd) and Catherine Fennelly (T46th) all competed today.
The final round of the SHU Fall Classic is slated to start at 9 a.m. and is expected to not feature any rain.
