BGSU Women’s Golf Finish Play at WMU’s Rio Verde Invitational
Rio Verde, Ariz. – The Bowling Green Falcons women's golf team finished play at Western Michigan's Rio Verde Invitational. BGSU finished 14th out of 21 teams and jumped six places in the final round.
Sophomore Sammie Dolce jumped 25 spots in the final round shooting a team best low round of 71(-1). Senior Makenna Jones recorded an eagle on hole No. 11 in the third round.
Notables
- Senior Makenna Jones finished tied for fifth with 22 bogeys
- BGSU averaged 3.31 strokes on par 3 holes for a tie for fifth best in the tournament
- The Orange and Brown shot a +5 in the final round, which was tied for the third best round three among all teams
- Ava O'Sullivan and Clare Yeazell both led BGSU with eight holes under par
Bowling Green Team Results
T43. Ava O'Sullivan – 75-76-77-228(+12)
T43. Macie Elzinga – 79-76-73-228(+12)
52. Sammie Dolce – 79-79-71-229(+13)
72. Clare Yeazell – 79-80-74-233(+17)
85. Makenna Jones – 80-83-75-238(+22)
Team Results
1. California Baptist – 864(E)
2. Illinois State – 865(+1)
3. Xavier – 869(+5)
4. Kennesaw State –884(+20)
5. Ball State – 894(+30)
6. Central Michigan – 895(+31)
7. CSU Northridge – 898(+34)
8. Wichita State – 899(+35)
9. Utah Tech – 900(+36)
10. Ohio – 907(+43)
11. Akron – 909(+45)
12. Creighton – 911(+47)
13. Oakland – 912(+48)
14. Bowling Green – 916(+52)
15. Missouri State – 918(+54)
16. Bradley – 919(+55)
16. Butler – 919(+55)
18. South Dakota – 920(+56)
19. Loyola-Chicago – 921(+57)
20. Western Michigan – 923(+59)
21. Western Michigan (B) – 967(+103)
From the Clubhouse
"I am really proud of the way the team battled back today," said Head Coach Erin Fahey. "We had two tough rounds where we made too many mistakes and errors. The team was able to go into today with a fresh perspective and game plan that was more like our version of golf. They played well enough to move up 6 spots on the leaderboard which I am really proud of! Shout out to Sammie Dolce for shooting one under par today! We will continue to reflect on what we need to improve on as we start our preparation for Texas."
Up Next
The Falcons will be next in action in Abilene, Texas on March 3-4 at the West Texas Classic hosted by Abilene Christian University.
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