University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Golden Eagles in Sixth After First Day of Mercer Invitational
11/8/2021 7:49:00 PM | Women's Golf
MACON, Ga. -- After 36 holes at the Mercer Invitational, the Southern Miss women's golf team is in sixth place. Sophomore Merche Corbacho is tied for 18th after a three-over par 75 to start her day. Soutern Miss fired a 305 and 300 in the opening two rounds as a team.
 Corbacho fired a four-over par 76 for her second round to hold steady near the top of the leaderboard. Corbacho made up ground on the field as she went one-under par of Par 5's for the day. Friend Chompitakdacha and Tenley Moretti are both tied for 22nd. Chompitakdacha used a one-over par second round to climb back from a first-round 79. Elena Melich and Momoka Ando rounded out the Golden Eagles' team card as they shot a 153 and 156 on the day, respectively. Freshman Jacee Fields is the lone Golden Eagle competing as an individual and fired a 166 over the two rounds.Â
Mercer is leading the pack with a 16-over par day one score. The Golden Eagles are only seven strokes behind second-place Georgia State.Â
The Golden Eagles will play the final 18 holes at Brickyard Golf Club starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
Individual Scores
T18. Merche Corbacho (75-76-151)
T22. Friend Chompitakdacha (79-73-152)
T22. Tenley Moretti (74-78-152)
T28. Elena Melich (77-76-153)
T45. Momoka Ando (81-75-156)
64. Jacee Fields (85-81-166)
Team Rankings
1. Mercer
2. Georgia SouthernÂ
3. Seminole State
4. Delaware
5. Georgia State
6. Southern Miss
7. Samford
8. Kennesaw State
7. Charleston Southern
10. Lamar
11. Cincinnati
 Corbacho fired a four-over par 76 for her second round to hold steady near the top of the leaderboard. Corbacho made up ground on the field as she went one-under par of Par 5's for the day. Friend Chompitakdacha and Tenley Moretti are both tied for 22nd. Chompitakdacha used a one-over par second round to climb back from a first-round 79. Elena Melich and Momoka Ando rounded out the Golden Eagles' team card as they shot a 153 and 156 on the day, respectively. Freshman Jacee Fields is the lone Golden Eagle competing as an individual and fired a 166 over the two rounds.Â
Mercer is leading the pack with a 16-over par day one score. The Golden Eagles are only seven strokes behind second-place Georgia State.Â
The Golden Eagles will play the final 18 holes at Brickyard Golf Club starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
Individual Scores
T18. Merche Corbacho (75-76-151)
T22. Friend Chompitakdacha (79-73-152)
T22. Tenley Moretti (74-78-152)
T28. Elena Melich (77-76-153)
T45. Momoka Ando (81-75-156)
64. Jacee Fields (85-81-166)
Team Rankings
1. Mercer
2. Georgia SouthernÂ
3. Seminole State
4. Delaware
5. Georgia State
6. Southern Miss
7. Samford
8. Kennesaw State
7. Charleston Southern
10. Lamar
11. Cincinnati
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