Senior Constanca Mendonca led Winthrop women’s golf with a tie for 16th place as the Eagles completed play Tuesday at the Terrier Intercollegiate in Spartanburg.
Winthrop finished ninth among 12 teams with a two-round total of 620, 44 over par, at Carolina Country Club. The event was shortened to 36 holes.
Mendonca carded rounds of 74 and 75 to finish at 5 over par. The senior has now recorded top-20 finishes in three consecutive tournaments this season.
Freshman Avery Suter posted a two-round score of 155, 11 over par, to tie for 31st. Sophomore Alayna Friedt finished tied for 42nd at 13 over par, while freshman Lena Manssen tied for 50th at 15 over par. Eileen Zeoli placed 59th with a total of 164, 20 over par.
Mendonca led the Eagles in par-4 scoring at 4 over par and par-5 scoring at 2 under par. Suter and Manssen led the team in par-3 scoring, finishing 1 over par in that category.
East Tennessee State won the team competition at 12 over par, followed by UNC Greensboro at 15 over par and Eastern Kentucky at 21 over par. Western Carolina finished fourth at 26 over par, with Appalachian State fifth at 27 over par.
Winthrop will return to competition Oct. 19-20 at the UNCG Fall Collegiate in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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