Fortin Tied for Sixth at UALR Golf Classic

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Senior Catherine Fortin fired a 36-hole total of 149 (76-73) in the opening round of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Golf Classic Monday, March 24, here at the Diamante Country Club. The Beauceville, Canada native is eight strokes behind the pace of Oral Roberts University’s Christy Carter.

As a team the Eagles are in 11th place with a two-round score of 628 (323-305). Tulsa and Florida International are tied for the lead at the 21 team invitational with a 605.

Junior Stephany Fleet shaved eight strokes off her first round score to finish with a 159 (80-72) in 16th place. Freshman Darby Peters carded a 161 (83-78) for a 55th place tie. Junior Courtney Aili and senior Paola Sanchez rounded out the lineup with a 166 and a 168, respectively.

The final round will begin Tuesday morning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

EMU Individual Scores
t6. Catherine Fortin 76-73=149

16. Stephany Fleet 80-72=152

t55. Darby Peters 83-78=161

t86. Courtney Aili 84-82=166

95. Paola Sanchez 85-83=168

Team Scores
t1 Tulsa 305-300=605 +29

t1. Fla. International 305-300=605 +29

3. Texas State 305-302=607 +31

4. Arkansas-Little Rock 301-308=609 +33

5. Missouri State 307-307=614 +38

6. Central Arkansas 311-307=618 +42

t7. Middle Tennessee St. 310-309=619 +43

t7. Sam Houston St. 316-303=619 +43

9. Oral Roberts 314-306=620 +44

10. Texas El Paso 314-313=627 +51

11. Eastern Michigan 323-305=628 +52

t12. TXA&M CorpusChristi 316-315=631 +55

t12. Texas-Pan American 317-314=631 +55

14. Arkansas State 324-312=636 +60

15. Toledo 321-316=637 +61

16. McNeese State 326-313=639 +63

17. North Texas 328-312=640 +64

t18. Northern Iowa 328-315=643 +67

t18. Wichita State 324-319=643 +67

20. Western Kentucky 324-324=648 +72

21. UMKC 337-340=677 +101

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