JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. -- Through 36 holes at the Briar's Creek Invitational in South Carolina, the Old Dominion women's golf team sits in a tie for seventh in the 17-team event.
The Monarchs (+12), who are coming off of a team title at the UNF Collegiate two weeks ago, carded a 7-over 295 in the opening round followed by a 5-over 293 in the second and are six strokes ahead of 37th-ranked East Carolina (+18). No. 29 North Carolina (-11) leads the event.
Individually, Charlotte De Corte (-2) turned in a pair of 1-under rounds and is tied for sixth. De Corte was one of just 14 players of the 90 in the field to finish the first day under par.
Maggie Simmermacher (+2), ranked 76th in the latest individual rankings, is tied for 24th and Noemie Sudron (+4), competing as an individual, is tied for 33rd.
Rounding out the ODU lineup were Katerina Vlasinova (+6, 45th), Sana Tufail (+7, 52nd) and Abigail Portyrata (+9, 59th).
The tournament concludes tomorrow with the final 18 holes. A shotgun start is scheduled for 8 a.m. ET.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. #29 North Carolina (-11)
2. #40 Campbell (-10)
3t. Texas Tech (+3)
3t. #23 Illinois (+3)
5. Georgetown (+6)
6. Penn State (+8)
7t. Old Dominion (+12)
7t. Kansas (+12)
9. Coastal Carolina (+14)
10t. Maryland (+18)
10t. #37 East Carolina (+18)
12. USF (+22)
13. College of Charleston (+25)
14. Boston College (+30)
15. College of Charleston B (+38)
16. UNC Asheville (+43)
17. Charleston Southern (+46)
ODU PLAYER LEADERBOARD
6t. Charlotte De Corte (-2)
24t. Maggie Simmermacher (+2)
33t. Noemie Sudron [I] (+4)
45t. Katerina Vlasinova (+6)
52t. Sana Tufail (+7)
59t. Abigail Portyrata (+9)