VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Sacramento State women's golf team battled its way through the first two rounds of the Evie Odom Invitational on Friday at Princess Anne CC. The Hornets shot 288 in the opening round before a team score of 295 in the afternoon. Darla May Dela Torre led the team in the morning while Florencia Dufey had the best score in the afternoon.
 
Dela Torre was even in the first round with a birdie, 16 pars and a bogey. She started her round off the 10^th tee and parred her first six holes before a birdie on the par-4 16^th. After for more pars, her lone bogey of the round came on the par-4 third and was followed by six additional pars.
 
Emilia Schneider and Jocelyn Tseng each shot 72 to finish the first round at 2-over. Schneider used a team-high five birdies to offset three bogeys and two double bogeys in the round. Tseng had a birdie, bogey and double bogey along with 15 pars.
 
Tova Hatton and Sophia Lee recorded rounds of 73 in the morning to complete the team total. Hatton had four birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey while Lee had a birdie and four bogeys.
 
After being 8-over in the first round, the Hornets were 15-over in the second round. Schneider and Tseng led the team with 3-over par rounds of 73. Hatton added a round of 74 and Dela Torre shot 75.
 
The low mark among Hornets came from Dufey who was competing as an individual. Dufey was 3-over in the first round with two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey. She shot 71 in the second round with four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey. Her total ties her for 30^th place overall heading into the final round.
 
North Florida opened a 7-stroke lead in the team standings as the Ospreys are 15-under. Penn State (8-under) is in second while South Carolina (5-under) sits in third. Sacramento State is in 10^th place, 12 shots back of Georgia in ninth and four ahead of Bowling Green.
 
The Hornets will start the third round off 10^th team at 5:50 a.m. PT and continuing until 6:30 a.m. PT. The team will be paired with Bowling Green and Belmont.
 
EVIE ODOM INVITATIONAL
Virginia Beach, Va. | Princess Anne CC
Par 70 | 5,800 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. North Florida 275-270-545
2. Penn State 281-271-552
3. South Carolina 281-274-555
4. South Alabama 274-283-557
5. Georgetown 287-276-563
6. Louisville 287-278-565
7. Coastal Carolina 284-282-566
8. Old Dominion 289-280-569
9. Georgia 293-278-571
10. SACRAMENTO STATE 288-295-583
11. Bowling Green 293-294-587
12. Belmont 298-294-592
13. Lehigh 299-294-593
14. William & Mary 303-291-594
 
Individual Top Five
T1. Puneet Bajwa, ODU, 68-65-133
T1. Kaitlyn Schroeder, UNF, 67-66-133
T3. Mohea Mansbendel, UNF, 70-64-134
T3. Maylis Maoure, SC, 69-65-134
T3. Vairana Heck, SC, 68-66-134
 
Sacramento State Scores
T30. Florencia Dufey 73-71-144*
T38. Jocelyn Tseng 72-73-145
T38. Darla May Dela Torre 70-75-145
T51. Emilia Schneider 74-73-147
T51. Tova Hatton 73-74-147
T60. Sophia Lee 73-77-150
72. Ashley Koga 74-80-154*
* Competing as an individual