BROOKVILLE, Pa. --- Braving chilly, windy conditions on the last day of the fall season, the Golden Eagle women's golf team rebounded nicely with a solid round on the second day of the Clarion Fall Invitational. Clarion shot a combined 360 on Monday morning, 10 strokes better than their first round at Pinecrest Country Club, and finished sixth overall.
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McLain Alt had a terrific bounceback performance on Monday, shaving 11 strokes off her round on Sunday to represent the biggest jump of the day for the Golden Eagles. Alt shot a 94 on Monday one day after carding a round of 105, giving her a two-day score of 199. She birdied the par-five 13
th hole and parred the holes two and three to settle in through the day.
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Also carving off significant strokes from their previous day were
Hailee Liptak and
Sylvia Stibley, with the former improving by two strokes and the former four strokes. Liptak rebounded form a tough start on the 14
th hole to tighten up the rest of the way, including a birdie on the par-five eighth hole to finish with an 88. Stibley ended up with a 90 on Monday, including a birdie on the par-four fifth hole and limiting her big numbers.
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Samantha Huth tied for 20
th in the field after finishing first on the team on Monday, staying fairly consistent with her previous day's performance. Huth birdied the par-five second hole and the par-four sixth hole to finish with a score of 88 on the day.
Emily DeMartino rounded out the Clarion lineup with a 103.
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Among the Golden Eagles that competed independently,
Lauren McGrady led the way for the second straight round, shooting a 99.
Sydney Simpson had the biggest improvement from one day to the next, eliminating 13 strokes to shoot a 109.
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