SALISBURY, N.C. --- Tusculum University senior Olivia Cunningham shot a career-best two-under par score of 70 to finish tied for fourth place at the 2021 Patsy Rendleman Invitational.

The Pioneers improved on their third consecutive round to start the season as TU posted a final round 303 to finish with a two-day score of 607 and tie for sixth place.

Anderson, the fourth-ranked team in NCAA Division II, led wire-to-wire as the Trojans posted a 36-hole total 582 and win by 17 strokes over co-runner-ups Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate, who each finished with 599. Lander was fourth with 600, followed by Queens (604), Tusculum (607), Erskine (607), King (617), Mount Olive (630), North Greenville (633), Young Harris (633), host Catawba (655) and Barton (680).

Cunningham was two-over par (38) after her opening nine holes. She would finish at a blistering pace as she posted a four-under par 32 on her final nine which including a stretch of four consecutive birdies before paring out on the final three holes of the day.

TU senior Hannah Brown finished 22^nd with 77-75=152 while sophomore Nilubol Panno tied for 30^th place with 77-78=155. Sofie Lorentzen shot 76-81=157 to finish 35^th, while Braelyn Pippin placed 44^th with back-to-back rounds of 80-80 for her 160.

Cunningham's 70 is tied for the third-lowest round in program history and breaking her previous collegiate-low round of 72, which she shot at the 2018 Bob Dibble Classic at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville. Her 36-hole total of 144 is also a new career-best and tied for third lowest in school history.

It was Cunningham's sixth career top-five finish and seventh top-10 showing of her TU career.

Tusculum opened the season with rounds of 321 and 306 at last week's King Invitational. TU fired a 304 on Monday, followed by a final round 303.

The Pioneers return to action Oct. 18-19 as they compete at the Lincoln Memorial / Jekyll Island Invitational.

Team Results

Tusculum Individual Scores