HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — 2nd-year Vivian Volion fired an even-par opening round to lead the Harding women's golf team on the first day of the Battle for the Belt at the Hot Springs Country Club Park Course on Sunday.
Harding posted team scores of 310 and 315 to finish 36 holes in ninth place at 49-over 625 on the par-72, 5,917-yard layout. The Battle for the Belt marks the third of four fall tournaments on the schedule for the Lady Bisons, with teams in the 13-school field competing for the event's signature wrestling-style championship belt.
Volion opened her tournament with an even-par 72 in Sunday morning's first round before adding a 76 in the afternoon to sit tied for seventh place in the 73-player field at 4-over 148. The opening-round 72 was Volion's second career round of par or better and tied for Harding's lowest individual round of the season. Volion dominated the short holes throughout the day, leading the entire tournament field in par-3 scoring at 3-under par (2.63 average). She also tied for fifth in par-5 scoring at 3-under (4.63 average) and recorded seven birdies on the day.
4th-years Sydney Kincade and Cooper Meyer posted identical cards across both rounds to tie for 28th place at 12-over 156. Both golfers turned in matching rounds of 78 in the morning and afternoon.
2nd-year Alyson Thomas sits tied for 55th at 22-over 166 (83-83), while 2nd-year Macy Cooper holds 57th place at 23-over 167 (82-85).
UT Tyler leads the team standings at 1-over 577 (287-290), holding a 25-shot cushion over second-place UT Dallas (+26, 602). Host Henderson State sits in fourth place at 36-over 612. UT Tyler's Emmerson Doyle holds the individual 36-hole lead at 3-under 141 (68-73).
The final round of the Battle for the Belt concludes Monday morning at Hot Springs Country Club.
Harding Individual Scores
