ROME, Ga. – Mount Union's women's golf team finished in a tie for sixth place following the first round at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Stonebridge G.C. on Sunday afternoon.

The Purple Raiders finished with a team score of 337, which is just nine strokes back of fifth place Methodist. Rhodes leads the event with a team score of 317.

Senior Emma Packard (Ashland) led the way for Mount Union in round one by carding a 78. Sophomore Mya Downing (Dover) finished with an 85, while seniors Amanda Fedor (Uniontown / Lake) and Larisa Golembiewski (Macedonia / Nordonia) both shot an 87 to round out the Raiders team score.

The Raiders are in action again tomorrow for the final round of the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Stonebridge G.C. in Rome, Ga.

Team Scores

1. Rhodes 317, 2. Sewanee B 318, 3. Batten 321, 4. Oglethorpe 323, 5. Methodist 328, T6. Mount Union and Berry 337, 8. Transylvania 343, 9. Georgia Military 364, 10. St. Thomas (TX) 373, 11. Pfeiffer 384, 12. LaGrange 385

Top 5 Individuals

1. Hayden Price (SHORT) 70, 2. Maddie Easterling (TRANS) 72, T3. Dounia Bezzari (OGLE) and Lauren Schwing (RHO) 75, 5. Ava Lynn (SHORT) 76

Mount Union

T7. Emma Packard 78, T33. Mya Downing 85, T43. Amanda Fedor 87, T43. Larisa Golembiewski 87, T50. Kamil Stephens 89

Mount Union Individuals

T43. Jillian Peters 87, T43. Lily Zimmerman 87