Miranda in Top 15 to Close Day 1 of Badger Invitational

Miranda in Top 15 to Close Day 1 of Badger Invitational

MADISON, Wis. – Senior Paula Miranda leads the University of Iowa women’s golf team with a two-over par 74, putting her in a tie for 15th place after round one at the Badger Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the University Ridge Golf Course.

Sophomore Ximena Benites and junior transfer Adie Maki (playing as an individual) both shot a 75 (+3) and sit in a tie for 20th on the leaderboard.

As a team, Iowa shot an opening round 300 (+14), putting it in seventh place.

UTSA is the team leader at +7, while Rutgers’ Lucrezia Rossettin is atop the individual leaderboard at -3.

IOWA LEADERBOARD
T15. Paula Miranda 74
T20. Ximena Benites 75
T20. Adie Maki* 75
T27. Kaitlyn Hanna 76
T32. Maura Peters 77
T50. Riley Lewis 80
7. Iowa 300
*Playing as an individual

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The second round of the tournament will begin Monday with a 9 a.m. (CT) shotgun start.