RADFORD FINISHES OPENING DAY OF BENBOW INVITATIONAL IN THIRD

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Led by a pair of top-10 rounds, the Radford women's golf team completed the opening round of the Benbow Invitational on Monday in third place. The Highlanders shot a team score of 314.

Natalie Welsh leads the Highlanders and is tied for second overall at 4-over, one shot off the lead. Welsh and Sidney Walker, who is tied for eighth at 6-over, each had a team-high three birdies.

Jayde Dudley is just outside the top 10 in a tie for 12th at 7-over. Dudley and Welsh had the lowest nine-hole score of anyone on the team with identical front-nine scores of 1-over 36.

Beatriz Mosquera Quintas currently sits at 13-over, while Riko Nagai is at 14-over. Nagai had a birdie on both the front nine and the back nine.

Quinnipiac leads the tournament field at 24-over, one shot ahead of second-place St. John's and six shots ahead of the third-place Highlanders. Valparaiso's Kayla Krueger leads the field at 3-over, one shot ahead of Welsh and St. John's' Jessie Kweon.

RADFORD LINEUP
3rd out of 14 • Radford | 314 (+30)
T2 • Natalie Welsh | 75 (+4)
T8 • Sidney Walker | 77 (+6)
T12 • Jayde Dudley | 78 (+7)
T45 • Beatriz Mosquera Quintas | 84 (+13)
T50 • Riko Nagai | 85 (+14)

UP NEXT
The Highlanders continue play at the Benbow Classic on Tuesday with a second-round shotgun start at 8:45 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Beatriz Mosquera Quintas: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Riko Nagai: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sidney Walker: 5' 6"; Junior

Natalie Welsh: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Jayde Dudley: 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Beatriz Mosquera Quintas
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Riko Nagai
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Sidney Walker
: 5' 6"; Junior

Natalie Welsh
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Jayde Dudley
: 5' 7"; Freshman