Morgan Lee set a single-round career low of 70 in Saturday's action.
The ninth-ranked Middlebury women's golf team held strong atop the leaderboard as the second day of the NESCAC Championship concluded, owning a two-round tally of 596 to remain in first place. Fifth-ranked Amherst slots second at 600, with Wesleyan four strokes back in third (604).
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
- Location: Taconic Golf Club (Williamstown, Mass.)
- Host School: Williams
- Weather: Sunny, 54
- Par: 71
- Yards: 5,826
- Teams Competing: Eight
HIGHLIGHTS
- Morgan Lee enjoyed a sharp and consistent second round. The Panther posted birdies on the first and 14th holes and matched par on 15 occasions to log a one-under 70, an eight-stroke improvement from Friday's action.
- Residing three over par at the midpoint, Season Wei fired a three under during the final nine holes to finish even at 71. Back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes aided the cause, while she capped the effort with a score of four on the par-five 18th.
- Ella Han maintained her share of seventh following Saturday's round, meeting 14 pars and concluding the effort with a birdie on the final hole.
- Tied for 13th is Julia Hua, who bookended a 35 on the front nine with birdies on the first and ninth holes to end her day with a score of 77.
- Teegan Duffy stands steady in a split for 24th place after logging a 79, concluding the contingent. She nabbed her first birdie of the weekend on the final green.
NOTES
- Lee's score of 70 marked a career-best effort for the senior.
- Middlebury totaled 10 birdies during the Saturday slate.
- The Panthers' combined tally of 291 shaved 14 strokes off their initial-round score, representing the program's lowest single-round score at the NESCAC Championship since the first official installment in the 2016 edition.
Middlebury readies for the final 18 holes of the NESCAC Championship on Sunday with the round slated to begin at 9:50 a.m.