Tusculum's Padilla third and in the hunt at Lady Bearcat Invite

GREENWOOD, S.C. --- Tusculum's Reagan Padilla carded scores of 73 and 74 for her three-over par total 147 and is tied for third place following day one action of the 2024 Lady Bearcat Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is being hosted by Lander University and held at the par-72, 5,976-yard Greenwood Country Club.

Padilla is two shots out of the lead currently held by Supuschaya Srichantamit of Lee University, who finished with 74-71=145. Jess Brown of Wingate is second with 71-75=146, while Padilla is locked in a three-way tie for third at 147 along with the Wingate's Lauren Sutcliffe (73-74=147) and Montevallo's Kaylee Ehret (75-72=147).

The Pioneers are 15^th in the 22-team field after posting scores of 322 and 319 for their 641 total.

Wingate sits atop the leaderboard with 593 and has a 12-shot lead over second-place Montevallo (605). Lee is third with 608, followed by Lander and Limestone, who are tied for fourth with 614. North Georgia and Newberry are tied for sixth with 617, followed by Lincoln Memorial (620), Carson-Newman (622), USC Beaufort (627), Lenoir-Rhyne (630), West Georgia (631), Belmont Abbey (632), Columbus State (633), Tusculum (641), Catawba (644), Trevecca Nazarene (645), King (647), Erskine (658), Converse (659), Emmanuel (661) and Young Harris (686).

Tusculum's Anna Ahonen is tied for 42^nd place with 81-76=157 and Lindsay Self posted 81-82=163 and is in 74^th. Emilie Bergh-Jacobsen (87-87=174, T103) and Lindy Carter (92-90=182, 111^th) round out the scoring for the Pioneers.

The final round will be contested on Tuesday. This week's field includes four nationally-ranked programs including No. 14 Lee, No. 18 Wingate, No. 19 Lander and No. 23 North Georgia.

 

Team Results

Pl	Team	1st	2nd	Total
1	Wingate	298	294	592
2	Montevallo	303	302	605
3	Lee	305	303	608
T4	Limestone	306	308	614
T4	Lander	310	304	614
T6	North Georgia	315	302	617
T6	Newberry	312	305	617
8	Lincoln Memorial	309	311	620
9	Carson-Newman	319	303	622
10	USC Beaufort	322	305	627
11	Lenoir-Rhyne	322	308	630
12	West Georgia	312	319	631
13	Belmont Abbey	317	315	632
14	Columbus St.	309	324	633
15	TUSCULUM	322	319	641
16	Catawba	322	322	644
17	Trevecca Nazarene	334	311	645
18	King	335	312	647
19	Erskine	325	333	658
20	Converse	332	327	659
21	Emmanuel	331	330	661
22	Young Harris	349	337	686

 

Tusculum Individual Scores

Pl	Player	1st	2nd	Total
T3	Reagan Padilla	73	74	147
T42	Anna Ahonen	81	76	157
T74	Lindsay Self	81	82	163
T103	Emilie Bergh-Jacobsen	87	87	174
111	Lindy Carter	92	90	182