SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University's Nilubol Panno posted her second straight round of 74 (+3) to finish tied for seventh place at the 2022 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate. The two-day, 36-hole event was held at the par-71, 5,803-yard Sevierville Golf Club – Highlands Course.
The Pioneers shot a final round 307 to finish with 615 and finish in a three-way tie for sixth place in the 13-team tournament field.
Findlay led wire-to-wire to win the team championship as the Oilers posted 593, 16 strokes better than runner-up Carson-Newman (609). North Alabama was third with 611, followed by Radford's 612 and Indiana State's 614. Tusculum, Bellarmine and host Tennessee Tech each finished with 615. Lindsey Wilson and Murray State tied for ninth with 622, while Northern Kentucky (647), Tennessee Tech B (654) and Maryville College (DNF) rounded out the team scoring.
Panno finished with a 36-hole tally of 148 and was just two shots behind tournament medalist Gabby Woods of Findlay (72-74=146), who won the individual title in a playoff with North Alabama's Jahnavi Prakhya (72-74=146).
Four players tied for third place honors at 147 including Jill Schmitmeyer (Findlay), Lauren Green (Indiana State), Kristina Kniesly (Findlay) and Ellie Haughton (Carson-Newman).
Tusculum's Olivia Cunningham moved up two spots on the leaderboard from yesterday to finish tied for 14th with 76-75=151. TU's Hannah Brown shot 77-80=157 and was tied for 32nd place, Sofie Lorentzen placed 42nd with 81-79=160 and Braelyn Pippin rounded out the scoring with 87-79=166 (T58th), moving her up nine spots from Monday's opening round.
Tusculum returns to action next week when they host the 24th annual Agnes McAmis Memorial next Monday and Tuesday. The two-day, 36-hole event will be held at Graysburg Hills Golf Club in Chuckey, Tennessee. The Pioneers are the defending champions and have won their home spring tournament on seven occasions.
