MELBOURNE, Fla. — The Notre Dame women’s golf team opened the spring portion of their 2018-19 schedule on Monday at the Moon Golf Invitational and sophomore Abby Heck led the way, firing a four-under par 68 in the morning round and following up with a two-under par 70 in the afternoon at the Duran Golf Club (Par 72, 6,309 yards).
At 138 (-6), Heck sits in third place, two strokes behind co-leaders of Lauren Hartlage (Louisville and Libby Winans (Oklahoma). Heck’s first round 68 matched her career-best round. She had 10 birdies in the two rounds, tied for the fifth-highest total in the 90 player field.
Senior Emma Albrecht is close behind Heck, tied for sixth with a 140 (-6). She shot an opening round 69 and followed with a 71 in the afternoon.
As a team, the Irish shot a 588 (297-291) on Monday and sit in 12th place with one round remaining. Louisville (284-285=569) and UCF (286-283=569) are tied for the lead in the 16-team field.
Senior Isabella DiLisio shot an opening round 76 and followed with an even-par 72 in the afternoon, both of which counted for the Irish. Her day was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 ninth during the first round of play.
Freshman Claire Albrecht’s first round 84 and junior Mia Ayer’s second round 78 also counted towards Notre Dame’s team score.
Tuesday’s final round will begin with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. and live scoring will be available on golfstat.com.
| 12 | Notre Dame | 297 | 291 | 588 |
| 3 | Abby Heck (4) | 68 | 70 | 138 |
| T6 | Emma Albrecht (1) | 69 | 71 | 140 |
| T47 | Isabella DiLisio (3) | 76 | 72 | 148 |
| T87 | Mia Ayer (5) | 85 | 78 | 163 |
| 90 | Claire Albrecht (2) | 84 | 85 | 169 |
Final Round | 2019 Moon Golf Invitational | Hosted by Louisville
Dates: Feb. 19, 2019
Format/Tee Times: Tuesday’s final round will begin at 9 a.m. ET (shotgun start)
Location: Melbourne, Florida
Course (Par/Yardage): Duran Golf Club; Par 72, 6,309 yards
The Field (16): Louisville (host), Augusta, Campbell, FIU, Kansas, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, Seminole State, South Florida, Texas A&M, UCF.
Notre Dame Lineup: Emma Albrecht (1), Claire Albrecht (2), Isabella DiLisio (3), Abby Heck (4) and Mia Ayer (5).
Live Scoring: golfstat.com
Twitter: @NDwomensGolf
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