Ramirez, Highlanders Make Strides On Final Day of Rivertowne Invitational

Tuesday, March 1

Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Radford University

Rivertowne Invitational

Ramirez, Highlanders Make Strides On Final Day of Rivertowne Invitational

3/1/2022 3:33:00 PM | Women's Golf

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Radford women's golf team hit some bumps in the second round, but made major strides in the third round to finish strong at the 2022 Rivertowne Invitational on Tuesday.

Sophomore Jimenna Ramirez was undoubtedly the standout on the squad, posting a 78 (+6) in the second round and then a 73 (+1) in the third round. The Mexico native didn't record a birdie in the first round, but finished the week with five and ultimately placed T-27^th in the 90-golfer field.

After her stellar first round 74 yesterday, Riko Nagai struggled in the second round and shot an uncharacteristic 89. To her credit, she bounced back quickly, sinking birdies on the 1^st, 2^nd, and 11^th holes during the third round to shoot a much better 79 (+7).

Similar to her fellow team captain, Natalie Welsh brushed off a tough second round 86 (+12) to record her best performance of the tournament with a third round 78 (+6).

Redshirt sophomore Niki Batac gave Radford one of its best 18-hole stretches of the tournament, tallying three birdies and avoiding anything worse than a bogey to shoot a 77 in the third round.

Jayde Dudley finished up the scoring for the Highlanders, finding a bright spot with a birdie on the Par 4 13^thhole during the second round.

HIGHLANDERS SCORES
T-27^th | Jimenna Ramirez, +15 (80-78-73)
T-59^th | Riko Nagai, +26 (74, 89, 79)
T-65^th | Natalie Welsh, +28 (80-86-78)
T-74^th | Niki Batac, +31 (89-81-77)
T-81^st | Jayde Dudley, +38 (83-86-85)

TOP PERFORMER – ROUND 2

Jimenna shoots even on the front nine of Round 2 to lead the Highlanders!

Round 3 is now underway in Mount Pleasant.#RiseAndDefend x #BigSouthGolf pic.twitter.com/Nyyh318ACo
— Radford Women's Golf (@RadfordWGolf) March 1, 2022

TOP PERFORMER – ROUND 3

A 73 (+1) in the third round bumps Jimenna Ramirez up to T-27th out of 90 golfers at the Rivertowne Invitational!#RiseAndDefend x #BigSouthGolf pic.twitter.com/BRxEXx493w
— Radford Women's Golf (@RadfordWGolf) March 1, 2022

UP NEXT
The Highlanders head to Jacksonville Beach Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla. for Butler University's Benbow Collegiate. The first two rounds of the tournament will be played on Monday, March 7^th and the final round will be played on Tuesday, March 8^th. Live results will be available on GolfStat.com.

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