Hokies tied for seventh entering final round at Kennesaw State

Allison Woodward tied for 12th individually

March 27, 2017

KENNESAW, Ga. – The Virginia Tech women’s golf team posted a two round total of 14-over 590 and is tied with Texas Tech for seventh place at the Henssler Intercollegiate on Monday afternoon. The tournament, hosted by Kennesaw State, is being played at the par 72, 6,032-yard at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Hokies shot a 5-over 293 in the morning round and was in fourth place entering the afternoon. Tech shot 297 in the afternoon to tie the Red Raiders, ranked 37^th nationally by Golfstat.com.

Allison Woodward, a redshirt sophomore from Unicoi, Tennessee, leads the Hokies. She is tied for 12^th place individually at 1-over 145. She trails the co-leaders, Pimnipa Panthong of Kent State and Panitta Yusabai of Maryland by five strokes.

Elizabeth Bose, a sophomore from Norfolk, Virginia, is tied for 19^th at 147 and Anne Taylor Hough, a sophomore from Spartanburg, South Carolina, is tied for 23^rd at 148. Amanda Hollandsworth, a redshirt sophomore from Floyd, Virginia is tied for 55^th at 152 and Whitney Stevenson, a senior from Canton, Georgia, is tied for 59^th at 153. Hollandsworth eagled the par 5, 467-yard ninth hole in the afternoon round.

Jessica Spicer, a freshman from Bahama, North Carolina, is playing the tournament as an individual. She is tied for 30^th at 149.

Purdue leads the tournament with a 1-under 575, three strokes ahead of Memphis and six strokes ahead of Kent State. Maryland is fourth at 582, Southern Mississippi is fifth at 587 and Illinois is sixth at 589, one stroke ahead of the Hokies and Red Raiders. Host Kennesaw State and Augusta are tied for ninth at 594, Troy is 11^th at 595, Eastern Michigan is 12^th at 597, Chattanooga is 13^th at 602 and Georgia Southern is 14^th at 609.

The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Live scoring will be available on Hokiesports.com, via a link from Golfstat.com.

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