Diplomats Lead at Halfway Point

Results

LANCASTER, Pa. - After 18 of 36 holes, Franklin & Marshall's women's golf team is in first place among the four scoring teams competing at the Lancaster Intercollegiate Classic. F&M holds a one stroke lead on West Chester entering tomorrow's final round.

F&M first-year, Meghan Maloney is in second place after carding a 92 on the par 74 course at the Lancaster Country Club. She is nine strokes off of the first place pace set by East Stroudsburg's Karen Cash. Maloney's classmate, Julia Fiala, shot 93 for third place through 18 holes.  Grace Gallagher and Saira Dar rounded out the Diplomats' scoring contingent. Gallagher is tied for sixth with a pair of West Chester golfers that shot 96. Dar is just behind in ninth having shot 98, bringing F&M in at 379.

West Chester's Courtney Kling and Tori Valente both shot 94 to finish the day in a tie for fourth place in the field of 21 golfers. They led West Chester to a 380 on Monday. ESU is nine strokes behind West Chester. Stevenson University rounded out the field with a 646.

Play resumes on Tuesday at Crossgates Golf Course in Millersville.  

Lancaster Intercollegiate Classic
Lancaster Country Club
Lancaster, Pa.
Dates: 10/26-27/2009
Par 74, 5864 yards

Fin.  Top 20 teams                     Total    Par 
   1  Franklin & Marshall............    379    +83
   2  West Chester...................    380    +84
   3  East Stroudsburg...............    389    +93
   4  Stevenson......................    646   +350
      Millersville...................    DNF       


Fin.  Top 20 Players        Team                             Total    Par 
   1  Karen Cash........... East Stroudsburg...............     81     +7
   2  Meghan Maloney....... Franklin & Marshall............     92    +18
   3  Julia Fiala.......... Franklin & Marshall............     93    +19
t  4  Courtney Kling....... West Chester...................     94    +20
t  4  Tori Valente......... West Chester...................     94    +20
t  6  Annie Bahnick........ West Chester...................     96    +22
t  6  Grace Gallagher...... Franklin & Marshall............     96    +22
t  6  Kelsey Luber......... West Chester...................     96    +22
   9  Saira Dar............ Franklin & Marshall............     98    +24
  10  Nicole Fisher........ West Chester...................     99    +25
  11  Regan Zimmerman...... East Stroudsburg...............    101    +27
  12  Alycia Jones......... East Stroudsburg...............    103    +29
  13  Becky Benner......... East Stroudsburg...............    104    +30
  14  Victoria Hess........ Millersville...................    108    +34
  15  Andrea Huffman....... Franklin & Marshall............    109    +35
  16  Sarah Weiss.......... Millersville...................    115    +41
  17  Katherine McKiernan.. Franklin & Marshall............    130    +56
  18  Heather Zink......... Stevenson......................    139    +65
  19  Aubrey Schneider..... Stevenson......................    150    +76
  20  Tracy Goetzinger..... Stevenson......................    163    +89