Newman, Ursuline hold top spots in Division II girls golf finals after first round

YOUNGSVILLE – Morgan Guepet of St. Martin’s fashioned a six-under-par 68 score, a round that included five birdies and an eagle, and Isidore Newman claimed the team lead here Monday in the first round of the Division II girls’ competition in the Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA State Golf Championships.

Guepet was five-under through her first 11 holes and had only one bogey on the day in her 34-34 round over the 5,679-yard par-72 Les Vieux Chenes layout. She leads 2019 runner-up Liza Lapeyre of Isidore Newman by four shots after Lapeyre carded a two-under 38-34—72 score, and that pair is five shots ahead of the rest of the field.

Lapeyre’s score and the ninth-place 82 score of Fionna Marks helped Newman turn in a 154 team score, good enough for a five-shot advantage over Ursuline (159). Those teams are well ahead of the rest of the field, with Christ Episcopal standing at 185 and St. Martin’s at 187 in the team standings going into Tuesday’s final 18 holes.

Sophia Macias of Episcopal stands in third place individually at three-over 77, and Sarah Knight of Ouachita Christian and Sweden Ledet of Ursuline are tied for fourth at 78. Cassidy Lambert of Academy of the Sacred Heart-New Orleans, Arianna Blagrove of Ursuline and Alexis Gonzalez of St. Michael are one more stroke back and tied for sixth at 81.

TEAM STANDINGS
Isidore Newman 154
Ursuline 159
Christ Episcopal 185
St. Martin’s 187
St. Mary’s 220
Loyola Prep 227
Calvary Baptist 234

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

Morgan Guepet, St. Martin’s 34-34 – 68
Liza Lapeyre, Isidore Newman 38-34 – 72
Sophia Macias, Episcopal 38-39 – 77
Sarah Knight, Ouachita Christian 39-39 – 78
Sweden Ledet, Ursuline 41-37 – 78
Arianna Blagrove, Ursuline 41-40 – 81
Cassidy Lambert, Sacred Heart-NO 39-42 – 81
Alexis Gonzalez, St. Michael 42-39 – 81
Fionna Marks, Isidore Newman 43-39 – 82
Samantha Schultz, Christ Episcopal 40-43 – 83
Chelsey Shaheen, DeQuincy 45-40 – 85
Isabella Lobue, St. John 48-47 – 95
Abigail Ramian, St. Mary’s 51-49 – 100
Ava Martin, Christ Episcopal 51-51 – 102
Allie Hutchings, Calvary Baptist 52-54 – 106
April Williams, Loyola Prep 57-50 – 107
Zaida Gromko, Avoyelles Charter 51-58 – 109
Yasmeen Allen, Isidore Newman 52-58 – 110
Anna Kae Miers, Sterlington 59-51 – 110
Kaitlyn Tillery, St. Martin’s 59-60 – 119
Addy Quintana, Loyola Prep 59-61 – 120
Gracie Chasteen, St. Mary’s 56-64 – 120
Emily Bennett, Calvary Baptist 65-63 – 128
Emma Grace Haecker, St. Mary’s 72-69 – 141
Molly Burke, Christ Episcopal 74-74 – 148
Ashley Gaspard, St. Martin’s 82-87 – 169