Strong Start, Late Surge Carry Ospreys to Top of Leaderboard on Day 1 of UNF Collegiate

Monday, March 8

Jacksonville, Fla.

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University of North Florida

UNF Collegiate

Christin Eisenbeiss watches her putt roll toward the hole

Photo by: Todd Drexler

Strong Start, Late Surge Carry Ospreys to Top of Leaderboard on Day 1 of UNF Collegiate

3/8/2021 7:58:00 PM | Women's Golf

Leaderboard

By: North Florida Athletics

FIRST TEE — No. 46-ranked North Florida carded two of the lowest rounds on a blustery opening day of play at the UNF Collegiate and hold a one-shot lead on the field heading into Tuesday's final round. All five players in the Osprey lineup are ranked in the Top 20 through the first 36 holes of play.

COURSE REPORT
- Jacksonville Golf & Country Club
- Par 72 | 5,926 yards
- Monday, March 8 | 36 holes
- RESULTS: GolfStat Live Stats link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)
1 North Florida | 12-over 588 (295-293)
T2 Christin Eisenbeiss | 2-over 146 (72-74)
T7 Sara McKevitt | 4-over 148 (75-73)
T12 Mindy Herrick | 5-over 149 (77-72)
T20 Marion Debove | 6-over 151 (76-75)
T20 Daniela Gonzalez | 7-over 151 (72-79)

Individuals
T54 Jessie Cai | 14-over 158 (77-81)
T59 Kaitlynn Washburn | 15-over 159 (78-81)

TEAM STANDINGS: 17 Teams (Current Golfstat Top 100 Rankings / thru 3-3-21)
#46 North Florida (589), #60 Sam Houston State (590), Chattanooga (596), #70 South Alabama (598), #82 FGCU (607), #56 Mercer (610), #84 Western Kentucky (611), Delaware (614), Xavier (619), Murray State (620), Georgia Southern (622), Daytona State (623), Stetson (624), Eastern Kentucky (626), Cincinnati (636), #85 Troy (640), Jacksonville (647)

ROUND REFLECTIONS
- Ospreys led by two shots following the morning round on Monday and maintained their advantage carding the second lowest round of the day, 294, in the afternoon session
- UNF collected six birdies as a team over the final five holes of the second round
- North Florida has all five players in the Top 25 including a pair in the Top 10 highlighted by freshman Christin Eisenbeiss, currently tied for 2nd
- Eisenbeiss finished the day at 2-over, just two shots behind the medalist leader (Sam Houston's Hanna Alberto) | Eisenbeiss opened her day with three consecutive birdies
- Sara McKevitt leads the Ospreys with 26 pars in her 36 holes played
- Eisenbeiss tops the squad and is tied for the tournament lead with 7 birdies
- Three golfers shared honors for low round of the day as Eisenbeiss, Mindy Herrick and Daniela Gonzalez all posted rounds of even-par 72 on Monday
- North Florida is the two-time defending champion at the UNF Collegiate and is also seeking a third straight team title this spring

UP NEXT
North Florida wraps up play in their annual home event with final round action Tuesday beginning with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start.