Lady Tops in second at Jan Weaver Invitational

Published 7:59 pm Friday, April 7, 2017

The Western Kentucky women’s golf team sits in second place after two rounds at Murray State’s Jan Weaver Invitational in Murray.

The Lady Toppers fired a two-round total of 618 (307-311) on Monday’s first day of competition at the par-72, 6,017-yard Miller Memorial Golf Course. Murray State leads the 10-team field at 596.

Freshman Mary Joiner paced WKU on the first day of competition with a two-round total of 152 (77-75), including the day’s only eagle. She’s just four strokes out of the lead.

Junior Georgina Blackman is one shot back and tied for seventh at 153 (76-77), while junior Katie Story is 16th at 156 (76-80) and freshman Abigail Smee is tied for 17th at 157 (78-79).

Junior Emily Alexander is tied for 38th at 163 (86-77) while competing as an individual, and freshman Bailey Tyree is tied for 49th at 167 (84-83).

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The final round is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. CDT Saturday.