Women's Golf 4/8/2024 4:24:00 PM

Gustas Finishes 11th At Youngstown State Invitational For Saint Francis Women's Golf

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> McKenzie Gustas (Hermitage, Pa.) finished 11th to pace the Saint Francis women's golf team at the Youngstown Invitational on Monday.
>> Gustas came into the final round in second place after a three-over-par round of 75 on Sunday. The sophomore registered 11 pars on Monday and finished with a second-round score of 82 to end in 11th place with a two-round total of 157, 13 strokes behind the medalist.
>> In the two rounds, Gustas had three birdies and 20 pars on the 36 holes in the final tune-up before the Red Flash heads to the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships.
>> Saint Francis finished in fifth place.

FLASH MOMENTS
Meghan Zambruno (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) (21st place, 167), Rachel Detore (Spotlyvania, Va.) (23rd place, 171), Anna Crumrine (Newark, Ohio) (23rd place, 171), Camille Gagnon (Cegep André-Laurendeau, Quebec) (23rd place, 171), and Jaylee Sikora (Ebensburg, Pa.) (23rd place, 171) round out the five Red Flash players counting toward the team score.

Zambruno had a birdie on holes 14 and six pars in the final round and finished the 36 holes with two birdies and 16 pars. Detore recorded birdies on the third and 12th holes and added seven pars on Monday to conclude with two birdies and 11 pars. Gagnon registered 17 pars in the two rounds, with nine on Monday. Crumrine notched her first birdie of the tournament on eight with five pars in the final 18 and one birdie and 13 pars through two days. Sikora had a team-best two birdies (four, five) and seven pars on Monday to end the 36 holes with two birdies and 13 pars.

Elisabeth Zajdel (Windber, Pa.) (22nd place, 170), Sydney Clements (East Sparta, Ohio) (31st place, 177), and Samantha Przybys (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) (36th place, 208) are competing in the event as individuals. Zajdel registered 19 pars in the two rounds and 10 in on the final day. Clements recorded a birdie on eight and five pars in the final 18 and one birdie and 11 pars in the tournament, while Przybys had six pars in the event, three in each round.

Akron rallied to win the two-day event with a score of 602, 11 strokes ahead of Youngstown State (613). Bucknell (614), La Salle (659), Saint Francis (661), and Mercyhurst (673) rounded out the team scoring.

NEXT TIME ON THE GREEN
Saint Francis heads to the NEC Championships on April 19-21 at the Callaway Resort and Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia.

Print Friendly Version