Women’s Golf Eighth After 36 Holes at Penn State

Erika Oldenkamp Tied for Third

09/30/07 8:35PM

STATE COLLEGE, PA - The William and Mary women’s golf team battled back from a tough first round Sunday at the Nittany Lion Invitational, cutting 14 strokes to improve to eighth place after two rounds. Princeton leads the 14-team field by 13 strokes at the end of the first day, and also boasts the individual leader in Susannah Aboff, who carded 145 strokes (1-over) for a three-shot margin heading into the final day.

Team Standings
Player Standings
Course Statistics

Senior Erika Oldenkamp (Hinsdale, Ill.) posted rounds of 77-74 to lead the Tribe in both rounds, and will enter tomorrow’s third round in a tie for third place at seven-over. Sophomore Morgan Stepanek (Guilford, Conn.) dropped eight strokes between rounds to shoot 76 in the afternoon, and moved up into a tie for 24th. Freshman Katie Murphy (Chesapeake, Va.) tied for 35th after carding 81-82, and senior Misha Harvey (Forest, Va.) also closed with 82, a four-shot improvement from the morning, and stands tied for 50th. Freshman Sarah Whitney (Hingham, Mass.) finished out the Tribe’s effort on the day in a tie for 66th.

The Nittany Lion Invitational concludes tomorrow with one round.

Nittany Lion Invitational
Penn State Blue Course – Par 72, 6,300
1. Princeton 604 (+28)
2. Maryland 617 (+41)
3. Penn State 621 (+45)
4. Western Michigan 627 (+51)
5. James Madison 634 (+58)
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8. WILLIAM AND MARY 642 (+66)

Top Five Individuals
1. Susannah Aboff (PRIN) 145 +1
2. Laura Bavaird (WMU) 148 +4
T3. Erika Oldenkamp (W&M) 151 +7
T3. Kate Scarpetta (PRIN) 151 +7
T3. Hilary Lawson (UMD) 151 +7

Other W&M Individuals
T24. Morgan Stepanek 160 +16
T35. Katie Murphy 163 +19
T50. Misha Harvey 168 +24
T66. Sarah Whitney 175 +31