VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – North Florida women’s golf had a stellar showing to start off in the opening round of the Evie Odom Invitational hosted by Old Dominion on Friday afternoon.

After day one, the Ospreys were Kaitlyn Schroeder who had a strong front nine with three birdies over four holes to get to 2-over 72 tied for 17th overall. Casilda Allendesalazar led the team in birdies with four total, while Helen Zhou had a flawless front nine for both of them to be tied for 27th at 3-over.

COURSE REPORT

Princess Anne CC (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Par 70 | 5,824 yards
Friday, Oct. 4 | 18 holes

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

10 – North Florida | 16-over 296
T17. Kaitlyn Schroeder | 2-over 72
T27. Casilda Allendesalazar | 3-over 73
T27. Helen Zhou | 3-over 73
T64. Kaitlynn Washburn | 8-over 78
T75. Braydn Smith | 11-over 81

TEAM STANDINGS: 14 Teams

College of Charleston (2-over), Sacramento State (2-over), Notre Dame (6-over), Furman (8-over), Penn State (10-over), Old Dominion (11-over), Western Kentucky (12-over), Chattanooga (13-over), Princeton (15-over), North Florida (16-over), Miami (17-over), Coastal Carolina (17-over), Richmond (23-over), James Madison (24-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

• Schroeder finished the round with a top-five par-four average score (1-under) and a top-six par-five average score (1-under).
• Allendesalazar had a top-three mark of four birdies, including a 3-under mark through a span of 10 holes.
• The senior was also the top par-five scorer with a 4-under mark, which is two more strokes better than the second-best player.
• Zhou finished the opening round with a 3-over score that included seven pars and two birdies in the front nine.
• She was among the top six in total pars with 13 total to go along with her pair of birdies over the first nine holes.
• Kaitlynn Washburn finished her round at 8-over 78, while Braydn Smith finished her round with six straight pars to be at 11-over 81.
• UNF stood tall among the pack as the second-best team in par-five average (even-par) after the first round.
• The Ospreys finished the day with 52 pars and 11 birdies through 18 holes.

SCHROEDER’S STATEMENT

“Played good for most of the day, just struggled to finish how we wanted. Hope to learn from it and keep getting better.”

— Director of Golf Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT

North Florida looks to keep the momentum going in the second round of the Evie Odom Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 5.