Beavers In Fifth Through 36 Holes In Colorado

Monday, September 12

Fort Collins, Colo.

All Day

Oregon State

Ptarmigan Ram Classic

Olivia Benzin

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

September 12, 2016 | Women's Golf

Live Scoring

By: Oregon State Communications

Live Scoring

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Oregon State women's golf team had a solid start to its 2016-17 season on Monday and sits in fifth place through 36 holes at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic.

The Beavers shot a 10-over 298 in the morning round at the par-72, 6,364-yard Ptarmigan Country Club and followed that with a 6-over 294 in the afternoon to put them in fifth in the 17-team field.

The final round of the two-day, 54-hole tournament will begin at 8 a.m. MT (7 a.m. PT) on Tuesday and live scoring is available at birdiefire.com.

"I'm really happy with the way we managed the golf course and battled until the end," Oregon State head coach Dawn Shockley said. "I'm looking forward to a few more of our putts falling tomorrow."

Olivia Benzin started her sophomore campaign in impressive fashion, firing a 1-under 71 in the morning for her second career sub-par round. She followed that with a 3-over 75 after the lunch break to put her in a tie for 13th place.

A native of Tacoma, Wash., Benzin carded a 2-under 70 in the third round at last year's Rose City Collegiate to finish in a career-best seventh place. She capped a sensational season with the best scoring average by a freshman in program history (75.43).

True freshman Nicole Schroeder had a strong start in her first collegiate tournament, shooting a 4-over 75-73--148. The Rocklin, Calif., native had five birdies in the first round and three in the second to help her sit in a tie for 22nd place.

Junior Haley Nist, who set the Oregon State single-season scoring average record last season (74.43), started with a 6-over 78 but bounced back in the second round with an even-par 72 to climb into a tie for 29th place. It's the ninth time in her career she's shot an even par or better score.

Senior Elyse Smidinger, who sat out last season after transferring from the University of Denver, also improved in the second round to finish the day with a 7-over 77-74--151 and a tie for 34th place.

Junior Hannah Swanson is tied for 46th place with a 10-over 75-79--154.

My Leander of San Jose State holds the clubhouse lead with a 6-under 68-70--138, two shots better than teammate Franziska Friedrich and Gonzaga's Bianca Pagdanganan, who both shot a 4-under 140.

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