USF Senior Writer
CORAL GABLES, FEB. 29, 2016 – Nicole Autrique and Maria “Nani” Merchan helped boost USF women’s golf near the top of the leaderboard in the first round of the Hurricane Invitational on Monday afternoon.
With a 1-over 285, USF is in third place and eight shots away from leader and seventh-ranked Northwestern (277) with two days remaining at Biltmore Golf Course (par-71, 6,080 yards).
“The team has worked so hard to be in this position,” head coach Marci Kornegay said. “We will go out with the same game plan and see where that puts us tomorrow.