FGCU WGolf: Jupiter Invitational Day One Recap

A trio of Eagles sits among the top 10 individuals as the FGCU women's golf team has positioned itself in second place among 11 teams at the Jupiter Invitational at Jonathan's Landing Golf Club with a 587 (+19) through the first 36 holes on Monday.

Sophomore Laura Edmonds, coming off a second-place finish at the Johnie Imes Invitational, fired a 141 (-1) and sits in second - just two strokes behind Florida International's Agueda Cortilla-Mas. Freshman Sarah Edwards, meanwhile, shot a 145 (+3) and is in eighth place. Senior Ailsa Clark's 147 (+5) has her tied with three other individuals in 10th. As a team, FGCU is just seven strokes back of Florida International for first place after their second-round 292 led all teams.

"Overall, we were pretty solid," FGCU head coach Sarah Trew said. "I think we made a couple of big numbers that could have been eliminated with course management. We talked a few things over after the round and feel ready to go Tuesday. I think I can safely say we did not have our best stuff today but did a good job of grinding it out and trying to shoot the lowest number we could. I am very proud of Laura and Sarah for their consistent play, and Ailsa also stepped up in the second round and made some key pars for us."

Clark shaved three strokes off her opening round 75 to move up 11 spots. For Edmonds, her second round 70 tied Keiser University's Michela Tjan for the third lowest score of the second round. Cortilla-Mas remains in first despite a second round 73 in large part due to her opening round 66.

Junior Natalia Nassar, competing as an individual, sits fourth among the Green and Blue contingent behind a consistent 76-76---152 (+10), which has her in a tie for 23rd with seven others. Freshman Isabella Portokalis is tied for 34th, while junior Sadie Chlapowski is tied for 50th.

Individual Standings
2. Laura Edmonds - 71-70---141 (-1)
8. Sarah Edwards - 73-72---145 (+3)
T-10. Ailsa Clark - 75-72---147 (+5)
T-34. Isabella Portokalis - 76-78---154 (+12)
T-50. Sadie Chlapowski - 80-80---160 (+18)
Individual: T-23. Natalia Nassar - 76-76---152 (+10)

Team Standings
1. Florida International - 286-294---580 (+12)
2. FGCU - 295-292---587 (+19)
3. Florida Atlantic - 294-297---591 (+23)
4. Georgia Southern - 300-293---593 (+25)
5. Nova Southeastern - 295-302---597 (+29)
6. Keiser University - 301-297---598 (+30)
7. Lynn - - 305-295---600 (+32)
8. Bethune-Cookman - 299-312---611 (+43)
9. Lamar - 303-315---618 (+50)
10. Brown - 308-316---624 (+56)
11. Holy Cross - 351-344---695 (+127)

Quotes From Other Teams:
Georgia Southern- "I'm proud of the bounce back the team had this afternoon in windier conditions," said head coach Emily Kuhfeld. "They took care of managing their food and water intake and had energy the last few holes to finish strong, which I loved to see. Alberte led the way with her first sub-70 college round, and we are looking forward to getting out to compete tomorrow!"

Next Up:
Following Tuesday's final round, FGCU will close out its fall season in the Pat Bradley Invitational hosted by FIU Oct. 20-22.