VIENNA, Ohio (pacathletics.org)--Westminster College followed up Wednesday’s opening-round 339 with a 340 on Thursday and will take a 59-stroke lead into April’s third and final round of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Golf Championship.

The 36-hole fall event was hosted by the Avalon Golf & Country Club in Warren, Ohio. The women played two rounds at Avalon at Squaw Creek in Vienna.

This year’s PAC Championship features a 54-hole stroke play event, with 36 holes contested this fall and another 18 holes played in April.

Westminster leads the eight-team field with a team score of 679 (339-340). The Titans have won three-straight PAC titles.

Thiel College and Washington & Jefferson College are tied for second place with a two-round score of 738. W&J shot an opening-round 366 and scored a 360 in the second round. Thiel bounced back from a 378 Wednesday with a 360 Thursday.

Geneva College is in fourth place with a 747 (382-365). Grove City College is fifth (816, 407-409), Saint Vincent College is sixth (862, 439-423), Franciscan University is seventh (906, 449-457) and Waynesburg University is eighth (916, 463-453).

Westminster junior Erika Hoover (New Castle, Pa. | Wilmington) secured fall medalist honors Thursday after posting a two-round score of 159. She shot an 81 Wednesday before firing a 78 Thursday.

W&J freshman Christina McGinnis (Clearfield, Pa. | Clearfield) is in second place with a 165 (81-84). Geneva freshman Sabienea Winston (Antigua | Antigua State) is in third place with a 167 (82-85).

The final 18 holes of the women's championship will be played on Monday, April 25 at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon.

The combined 54-hole team totals will determine PAC team champions and winners of the league's automatic qualifying bids to the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships.

The All-PAC teams, as well the PAC Players of the Year and PAC Newcomers of the Year, are determined by the combined 54-hole scores from the PAC’s Fall and Spring Championships.

The fields for this year’s NCAA Division III Championships are scheduled to be announced Monday, May 2, 2022. The Division III Women's Golf Championship is scheduled for May 10-13 at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston.