Team Round One Results 
Individual Round One Results


KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Three University of South Alabama women's golf players - MacKenzie Peyton, Lexi Worrell and Carianne Wright - completed round one in the top half of the 232-player field at the Kiawah Island Classic on Sunday.

South Alabama finished 28th after the first round of play with a 317 (+29) team score.  Jacksonville leads the 43-team field with a 2-under par 286 with host Charleston and Sun Belt member Coastal Carolina three strokes behind in second with a score of 289. 

"We really struggled today," head coach Matt Luther said.  "There are adjustments we will need to make going into the second round tomorrow." 

Individually, Louise Persson of Jacksonville and Saskia Sterud of St. John's are tied for first with a 4-under par 68.  Three golfers - Jenny Buchanan of Towson, Malene Krolboll Hansen of Coastal Carolina and Elsa Diaz of Richmond - recorded 3-under par 69s and sit tied for third after Sunday's opening round.

Peyton led the Jaguars on day one, carding a 5-over par 77 tying with 17 other individuals for 79th.  The sophomore shot 1-over par through the first nine holes, posting even par or better through the first eight which included two birdies.  After the turn, Peyton faced bogey trouble, carding five bogeys on the back nine. 

Worrell recorded her best round since the Yale Women's Intercollegiate in October with a 6-over par 78, putting her a 15-way tie for 96th.  Worrell started the round with two birdies on the front nine, but she was 3-over par after three bogeys and one double bogey heading into the turn.  The sophomore began the back nine with a double bogey, but shot even for five of the nine holes and carded a birdie on the 4-par 15th hole for a 6-over par first round tally. 

Wright was the last Jaguar to finish in the top half of the field, tied with 11 other golfers for 110th with a 7-over par 79.  The senior shot even for four of the nine holes on the front, but recorded bogeys on the other five holes for a 6-over par.  After the turn, Wright shot even par through the back nine for every hole except for a double bogey on the 15th hole, which added a stroke to her final score. 

Elisa Axelsen finished tied for 173rd with 10 others, recording an 11-over par 83 after eleven bogeys throughout the round.  Madison Connell finished the round a stroke behind Axelson (+12) with an 84 in a nine-way tie for 183rd. 

South Alabama will tee off tomorrow morning beginning at 10 a.m on the 10th hole.  The Jaguars will be paired with Boston University (+36), Fairleigh Dickinson (+32) and USC Upstate ( +25). Live stats will be available on golfstat.com. 

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Team Leaders: 1) Jacksonville 286 (-2); T2) College of Charleston 289 (+1); T2) Coastal Carolina 289 (+1); 4) Southern Mississippi 290 (+2); T5) East Tennessee State 294 (+6); T5) Richmond 294 (+6); T5) St. John's 294 (+6); 8) Delaware 298 (+10); T9) Charleston Southern 300 (+12); T9) North Florida 300 (+12)

Individual Leaders: T1) Louise Persson, Jacksonville 68 (-4); T1) Saskia Sterud 68 (-4); T3) Malene Krolboll Hanson, Coastal Carolina 69 (-3); T3) Elsa Diaz, Richmond 69 (-3); T3) Jenny Buchanan, Towson 69 (-3); T6) Ariana Macioce, Georgia Southern 70 (-2); T6) Valentina Giraldo, Jacksonville State 70 (-2); T6) Laura Fuenstueck, College of Charleston  70 (-2); T6) Linette Holmslykke, Murray State 70 (-2); T10) Megan Collins, Jacksonville 71 (-1); T10) Kennedy Ishee, Oral Roberts 71 (-1); T10) Heather Munro, Elon 71 (-1); T10) Henriette Syr, Southern Mississippi 71 (-1); T10) Victoria Drechsler, College of Charleston 71 (-1); T10) Sydney Shrader, North Florida 71 (-1); T10) Hallianne Hobson, Samford 71 (-1)

South Alabama Team Result: T28) South Alabama 317 (+29) 

South Alabama Individual Results: T79) Mackenzie Peyton 77 (+5); T96) Lexi Worrell 78 (+6); T111) Carianne Wright 79 (+7); T173) Elisa Axelsen 83 (+11); T183) Madison Connell 84 (+12)