BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Converse University Golf Team finished seventh overall at the King University Invitational early this week.
 
The Valkyries shot an opening round score of 314 on Monday and followed it up with a 335 in the second round on Tuesday. Converse finished with a two-day total of 649 and placed ahead of Mars Hill, UVA Wise, King and Lees-McRae. Belmont Abbey won the tournament with a two-day score of 612, followed by Trevecca Nazarene in second and Barton in third place.
 
Eleanor Lim (Delaware, Ohio) led the team with her second top-10 finish of the season. The senior recorded rounds of 78 and 77 to finish with a two-day total of 155. Lim tied for the team lead with three birdie holes. Madison Cook (McLeansville, N.C.) finished second on the team and 14^th overall in the tournament. Cook shot a career best 75 in the opening round of the tournament and followed it up with an 84 on the second day. Cook tallied a two-day total of 159 and tied with Lim for the most birdies on the team.
 
Kali Lantis (Spearfish, S.D.) finished third on the team and 30^th overall in the event. Lantis shot an opening round score of 79 and a second round score of 87 to finish with a 166. The senior finished second on the team with a pair of birdies in the first round. Lillian Bowman (Hickory, N.C.) finished fourth on the team and 36^th overall with a score of 169. Katherine Potts (Chattanooga, Tenn.) finished fifth on the team and 37^th overall with a score of 170. Both Bowman and Potts recorded a birdie in the two-day event.    
 
 
Team Results:           

1. Belmont Abbey            312, 300, 612
2. Trevecca Nazarene      320, 304, 624
3. Barton                          316, 314, 630
4. Shorter                        317, 315, 632
5. Young Harris                318, 318, 636
6. North Greenville           322, 323, 645
7. Converse                    314, 335, 649
8. Mars Hill                       349, 339, 688
9. UVA Wise                    352, 344, 696
10. King                             360, 340, 700
11. Lees-McRae                366, 357, 723

 
Player Results:
9^th        Ellie Lim                       78, 77, 155
14^th      Madison Cook              75, 84, 159
30^th      Kali Lantis                    79, 87, 166
36^th      Lillian Bowman             82, 87, 169
37^th      Katherine Potts            83, 87, 170
 
The Converse golf team will be back in action on Monday, October 5^th and Tuesday, October 6^th at the Glassy Mountain Autumn Classic hosted by North Greenville.  
 
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