CHARLESTON, S.C. – Elon sits in 14th place after 36 holes at the Daniel Island Invitational, carding rounds of 309 and 300 for a two-round total of 609 (+33) Monday at the Daniel Island Club. The Phoenix shaved nine strokes off their opening-round score with a 12-over 300 in round two, highlighted by steadier play on the back nine across the lineup.
Ashley Lafontaine leads Elon through two rounds at 1-over 145 (71-74). After an opening-round 71 that featured a 1-under inward nine, the senior followed with a 2-over 74 in the afternoon round and sits just outside the top 15 individually.
Emma Hansen posted rounds of 81 and 74 to sit at 11-over 155. Hansen responded from a challenging first round with a 2-over 74 in round two, trimming seven strokes off her morning score.
Kelly Zhao is at 8-over 156 (76-76), while
Lilli Downer stands at 13-over 157 after rounds of 81 and 76.
Annie Wu rounds out the Phoenix lineup at 24-over 168 (81-87).
As a team, Elon opened with a 21-over 309 before settling in during the second round. The Phoenix counted four scores of 76 or better in the afternoon session to move up the leaderboard and position themselves for a push in Tuesday's final round.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
| Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
High Point |
+4 |
294 |
286 |
|
580 |
| 2 |
Furman |
+6 |
298 |
284 |
|
582 |
| 3 |
Xavier |
+7 |
292 |
291 |
|
583 |
| 4 |
NC State |
+8 |
297 |
287 |
|
584 |
| T5 |
East Carolina |
+13 |
291 |
298 |
|
589 |
| T5 |
Coastal Carolina |
+13 |
292 |
297 |
|
589 |
| 14 |
Elon |
+33 |
309 |
300 |
|
609 |
ELON ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
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The final round of the Daniel Island Invitational begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday.
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