LORIS, S.C. – Freshman Toni Blackwell carded a 17-over-par 161 in two rounds of competition to finish at the top of the individual leaderboard and to help the UNC Pembroke golf team to its first tournament victory of the season at the Mars-Hill-hosted Spring Diamondback Intercollegiate at the Diamondback Golf Club. 
 
Blackwell (+17), who shot a team-best 77 in round two, finished the two-day competition just two strokes ahead of teammate Elizabeth Ritchie (+19), who claimed a runner-up finish and who was competing as an individual. Georgia Page (+21) shot an 8-over-par 80 on the final day of competition which was good enough for a third place finish.
 
Redshirt sophomore Amanda Hamrin (+24) and redshirt sophomore Samantha DeBusk (+24) finished in a tie for fourth place, while freshman Madison Deese (+53) finished in eighth place.
 
The Braves will be back in action on Monday at the Limestone-hosted Low Tide Intercollegiate. The two-day tournament will take place at the Dunes West Golf & River Club in Mount Pleasant, S.C. 

 

TEAM LEADERBOARD
Pos	Team	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
1	#20 UNC Pembroke	+86	339	323	662
2	Mars Hill	+174	377	373	750
UNCP PLAYERS THROUGH 2 ROUNDS (WINNER AT +17))
Pos	Player	+/-	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
1	Toni Blackwell	+17	84	77	161
2	*Elizabeth Ritchie	+19	80	83	163
3	Georgia Page	+21	85	80	165
T4	Amanda Hamrin	+24	83	85	168
T4	Samantha DeBusk	+24	87	81	168
8	Madison Deese	+53	97	100	197