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Shepherd Paces Blue Devils in Season Opener in South Carolina

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Duke sophomore Erica Shepherd paced the Blue Devil women's golf team in their opening rounds of the 2021 campaign as she carded one of only seven under-par rounds on Sunday at the Palmetto Intercollegiate.

Shepherd, who hails from Greenwood, Ind., posted scores of 71 and 75 for a 36-hole ledger of 146, which is third overall and only two strokes off the individual lead at the 6,021-yard, Par 72 Turtle Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, S.C.

In the first round Sunday morning, Shepherd parred the first four holes, before suffering bogeys on No.