Akron Golf Enters Final Round of Colonel Classic Third Overall

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Akron Golf Enters Final Round of Colonel Classic Third Overall

March 30 | Women's Golf

Akron Golf Enters Final Round of Colonel Classic Third Overall
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AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zips women's golf team enters the final round of the Colonel Classic ranked third among the 14-team field after finishing 36-holes of play on Monday with an xxx (+xx) team total.

Due to weather, the start of the tournament at the 5,910-yard, par-72 University Club at Arlington was delayed by two hours as the 81-player field began shotgun play around 10:30 a.m.

The Zips have three players currently ranked inside the Top 20 as sophomore Ivana Shah (Mumbai, India) and freshmen Jessica Hahn (Canton, Ohio) are currently tied for 12^th overall with 147 (+3) totals, while sophomore Jacinta Pikunas (Youngstown, Ohio) recorded a 148 (+4) 36-hole total which stands tied for 16^th overall.

The Zips fired an opening round 299 (+11) team score fueled by a 1-under par 71 performance by Shah. Shah carded 13 par scores, three birdies and two bogeys to lead the Zips initial 18-hole effort.

Pikunas followed with a 75 (+3) effort recording two birdies, while junior Abbie Pearce (Green, Ohio) registered two birdies and finished with a 76 (+4) ledger. Hahn and freshman Jennifer David (Hudson, Ohio) rounded out the team scoring with 77 (+5) scores.

Akron entered the second 18-hole round of the day ranked fourth overall with a two-stroke advantage over the Ohio Bobcats and a four-stroke deficit to the Cincinnati Bearcats. Akron erased the deficit and climbed one spot on the leaderboard to finish third overall with a 5-over par 293 team total.

Hahn paced the Zips' scoring with a 2-under par 70 effort, collecting 12 pars and four birdies with two bogeys. Pikunas followed with a 1-over 73 effort that included 13 par scores and three birdies offset by two double bogeys. David also improved her score during the second round, carding a 74 (+2) while Shah posted a 76 (+4) score and Pearce finished with an 81 (+9) ledger.

Freshman Riley Dean (Lewis Center, Ohio) competed as an individual and carded rounds of 81 (+9) and 83 (+11) enroute to a 164 (+20) total.

The final round of the 2021 Colonel Classic is set for a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Fans can follow the action live via GolfStat Live Scoring.

3 Akron (+16) 299-293 - 592
T12 Ivana Shah (+3) 71-76 - 147
T12 Jessica Hahn (+3) 77-70 - 147
T16 Jacinta Pikunas (+4) 75-73 - 148
T31 Jenn David (+7) 77-74 - 151
T57 Abbie Pearce (+13) 76-81 – 157

RD
1-2 Top 5 Team Scores
1-1 Eastern Kentucky 286-292 - 578 (+2)
3-2 Cincinnati 295-294 - 589 (+13)
4-3 Akron 299-293 - 592 (+16 )
T8-4 Butler 306-287 - 593 (+17)
2-5 Northern Illinois 294-300 - 594 (+18)

Top 5 Players
1 Katie Hallinan Cincinnati 68-67 - 135 (-9)
2 Ragga Kristinsdottir Eastern Kentucky 68-72 - 140 (-4)
3 Claire Edwards Butler 74-68 - 142 (-2)
4 Diana McDonald Eastern Kentucky 72-72 - 144 (E)
T5 Jasmine Ly Northern Illinois 72-73 - 145 (+1)
T5 Holly Anderson Purdue Fort Wayne 76-69 - 145 (+1)
T5 Ashley Kulka Green Bay 74-71 - 145 (+1)