GREENWOOD, S.C. --- Tusculum University sophomore Sofie Lorentzen carded an opening round 74 and is tied for second place after day one of the 2022 Lady Bearcat Invitational. The two-day, 36-hole tournament is being held at the par-72, 5,931-yard Greenwood Country Club and hosted by Lander University.

The Pioneers shot a team score of 309 and are tied for seventh place in the talented 22-team NCAA Division II field. Tusculum is just six shots off the pace set by first round leader Columbus State (303) and four shots behind second place Lincoln Memorial (305)

Lorenzten finished her round with four birdies, six bogeys and eight pars for her 74 which puts her just two shots behind first day leader Megan Robb of Lenoir-Rhyne who carded an even-par 72. Lenoir-Rhyne's Patricia Asensio and LMU's Ella Morton both shot 74 and are locked in a three-way tie for second with Lorentzen.

TU senior Olivia Cunningham shot 76 and is tied for 13^th place, while sophomore teammate Nilubol Panno posted a 78 and is 28^th. Senior Hannah Brown is 52^nd with her round of 81, while redshirt freshman Braelyn Pippin fired an 83 and is tied for 70^th.

Lee University and Lenoir-Rhyne each shot 306 and are tied for third place. Carson-Newman and West Georgia are tied for fifth place with 308. Tusculum and Wingate are tied for seventh with 309, followed by North Georgia (310), Belmont Abbey (316), Queens (317), Lander (320), USC Beaufort (323), Erskine (327), Lander B (330), Catawba (330), Converse (331), Young Harris (333), Emmanuel (335), Coker (335), North Greenville (345) and Southern Wesleyan (351).

Carson-Newman (No. 17), Wingate (No. 19) and Columbus State (No. 24) are all listed in the latest WGCA / NCAA Division II Mizuno Coaches Top-25 Poll.

The final round will be played on Tuesday. This tournament will conclude the regular-season for Tusculum who will be competing in the South Atlantic Conference Championship in Hartsville, South Carolina beginning this Sunday (Apr. 3).

Lady Bearcat Invitational

Team Results

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