By Kevin Skolny / The Jambar
The Youngstown State University women’s golf team appeared in its second outing of the season Sept. 14-15 at the Nittany Lion Invitational hosted by Pennsylvania State University.
The event featured 14 teams ranging up and down the Eastern United States.
The Penguins ended Day One in sixth place, with a score of 299 in the first and 297 in the second round. However, by the end of Day Two YSU had shot a team total of 316, which dropped the team to 10th place.
Princeton University ended the tournament in first, with a three-round team total of 874. Harvard University was in second with a score of 889 and Jacksonville State University landed in third, with a score of 892.
The nearby University of Akron also made an appearance in the outing and finished in 11th place with a team total of 925.
Freshman Valentina Peña Anaya led the way for the Penguins, tying for 13th overall in just her second collegiate tournament.
Peña Anaya finished with a score of 78, matching her previous score in her first outing. In second for the Penguins, sophomore Neeranuch Prajunpanich tied for 26th overall, with a score of 83.
Right behind her , tied for 38th overall, was freshman Sofia Perez Escarcena, who shot 14 over par for a score of 86.
Further down the pack was senior Lizzie Saur, who scored a 91, and junior transfer Maddie Shoults, with a 92. Saur tied for 60th place while Shoults tied for 65th individually.
The Penguins will return home Sept. 22-23 for the two-day Roseann Schwartz Invitational at Mill Creek Golf Course in Boardman.
The Penguins will then travel to Indianapolis on Sept. 30 for the Butler Fall Invitational at Highland Golf & Country Club.
