Mercer Women in Eighth at Clover Cup

MESA, Ariz. – The Mercer women's golf team shot a first-round 310 (+22) on Friday and is in eighth place at the Notre Dame-hosted Clover Cup at Longbow Golf Club.

Mercer Scorecard

8	Mercer	310	--	--	+22	310
T-22	Karina Kukkonen	76	--	--	+4	76
T-30	Laila Hrindova (ind.)	77	--	--	+5	77
T-30	Payton Schanen	77	--	--	+5	77
T-40	Mary Janiga	78	--	--	+6	78
T-47	Carol Pyon	79	--	--	+7	79
T-58	Lauren Lightfritz	80	--	--	+8	80
T-72	Tiffany Kim (ind.)	83	--	--	+11	83

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Mercer is seven shots outside of the top five in a competitive field that includes multiple Power Five conference programs. The Bears own a nine-shot lead on ninth-place Wisconsin.

Mercer on Individual Scoreboard
Karina Kukkonen, Laila Hrindova (individual) and Payton Schanen are all inside the top 30 through 18 holes played in Mesa. Kukkonen shot a four-over-par 76 to lead the Bears and is tied for 22nd.

Round Two Tee Times
Mercer's five golfers will tee off from 11-11:40 a.m. (ET) alongside Houston and Wisconsin on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Laila Hrindova

Mary Janiga

Tiffany Kim

Karina Kukkonen

Lauren Lightfritz

Carol Pyon

Payton Schanen

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