Strauch, Lees Lead Big Green to Middle of the Pack in First Round

Saturday, September 14

Hanover, N.H.

18 holes

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth Invitational

Junior Julianne Strauch

Photo by: Bryan LaFountaine

Strauch, Lees Lead Big Green to Middle of the Pack in First Round

9/14/2019 7:15:00 PM | Women's Golf

First Round Results

Each carded a 4-over 76 as Dartmouth ended the day in seventh

By: Rick Bender

HANOVER, N.H. — Junior Julianne Strauch and sophomore Kaitlyn Lees each carded a 4-over 76 in the first round of the Dartmouth Invitational at the Hanover Country Club, helping the Big Green finish the day tied for seventh in the 13-team field at 20-over par. Harvard sits atop the leaderboard with an 8-over 296 with Stetson on the Crimson's heels, just two strokes back.

While both Strauch and Lees finished the day tied for 16th, freshman Angela Zhang had a solid collegiate debut with a 5-over 77 on the 5,872-yard, par-72 course to put her in a tie for 23rd. Senior Maddie Nelson was two strokes behind her rookie teammate with a 79 (+7) in a tie for 42nd, and freshman Samantha Yao rounded out the Dartmouth fivesome with an 80 (+8).

But it was senior Kristen Soh who provided the lowest score by a Big Green golfer on the day with a 2-over 74 to end up in a tie for 11th, though she played as an individual. Sophomore Kristen Chen matched Zhang's score while also playing as an individual, and senior captain Bethany Burns carded an 86 (+14).

The defending medalist, Yale sophomore Ami Gianchandani, took control of the round after posting a 5-under 67. She will enter the second and final round tomorrow with a three-stroke lead on Harvard's Chloe Royston, while Albany's Helga Einarsdottir was the only other golfer to finish the day under par with a 1-under 71.

Sunday's round will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.