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Olivia McCandless at the Hardrocker Fall Invite
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Women's Golf

All Three Yellow Jacket Individuals Finish in Top 12 of DWU Spring Golf Invite

MITCHELL, S.D.- With BHSU sending three golfers to Mitchell, the trio of Katie Jorgenson, Olivia McCandless, and Leyni Stavola were able to post 36-hole scores above +25 in route to all finishing top 12 at the DWU Spring Golf Invite at Lakeview Golf Course as a last stop before the RMAC Championships.

HOW IT HAPPENED
•    All three golfers started on the back nine today
•    Katie Jorgenson was unable to hold on to the one-shot lead she entered today with, but she was able to stay in the top two finishing in a tie for second after shooting an 85 (+13) today and shooting a 161 (+17) 36-holes score. She was unable to remake her career-low 76 (+4) yesterday, but the wind was a lot stronger today. Her sole birdie of the day came at the par three seventh hole and she shot a 42 on the front after shooting a 43 on the back. Jorgenson only finished second by three strokes. She missed out on her career-low 36-hole score by one stroke as she shot a 160 (+16) at the Swan Invitational. The 36-hole score in this tournament puts her one stroke outside the top ten in program history.
•    After shooting an 82 (+10) yesterday and sitting in a tie for ninth place, McCandless shot another 82 (+10) over today, keeping her in a tie for ninth with a 164 (+20), which is her best 36-hole score of her career. McCandless has now shot under 85 four rounds in a row. She had six pars during a 39 (+3) back-nine today, which was her best nine holes of the tournament. McCandless is entering great form heading into Boulder City next week.
•    Leyni Stavola shot a career-low 79 (+7) yesterday, which put her in a tie for fourth. She finished today with an 87 (+15) and finished in a tie for 11th in the tournament. She still had a  solid 42 (+6) on the front nine with five pars, which made her a combined +8 on that side in the tournament. Even with the worse round today, she still finished tied for her best 36-hole score of her career with a 166 (+22)

BLACK HILLS STATE INDIVIDUALS
 
Place Individual Round 1 Round 2 Overall
T2. Katie Jorgenson 76 (+4) 85 (+13) 161 (+17)
T9. Olivia McCandless 82 (+10) 82 (+10) 164 (+20)
T11. Leyni Stavola 79 (+7) 87 (+15) 166 (+22)


UP NEXT
BHSU is officially done with their regular season. They will have a weekend off this coming weekend, but the weekend after, the Yellow Jackets will head to Boulder City, Nevada to compete in the RMAC Championships at Boulder Creek Golf Club. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Katie  Jorgenson

Katie Jorgenson

Junior
Olivia  McCandless

Olivia McCandless

Junior
Leyni Stavola

Leyni Stavola

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Katie  Jorgenson

Katie Jorgenson

Junior
Olivia  McCandless

Olivia McCandless

Junior
Leyni Stavola

Leyni Stavola

Freshman

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