LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – The Bowling Green women's golf team finished fourth out of 13 teams at the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational hosted by Loyola-Chicago. The two-day event was contested at the Merit Club, a par-72 6,041-yard course. Sophomore Sammie Dolce led all BGSU golfers and finished tied for third. Freshman Macie Elzinga finished No.18 to finish her first fall season of competition at BGSU. 

Notables

• BGSU now owns three top five finishes in four tournament appearances, which is as many top five finishes in the fall since the 2022-23 season which saw the Falcons finish top five in four of their five fall tournaments. 
• Sammie Dolce's  217(-1) moves her to fourth in the program history for best score for 54 holes 
• Dolce's score of 144 through 36 holes moves her to second all time for best scores in 36 holes behind fellow teammate Ava O'Sullivan
• Macie Elzinga shot an eagle on hole No.18 in the third round to finish round three, shooting 73(+1)

Bowling Green Team Results 
T3. Sammie Dolce – 73-71-73- 217(+1)
T18. Macie Elzinga – 76-77-73- 226(+10)
T39. Ava O'Sullivan – 80- 74-79- 233(+17)
T44. Olivia Steen – 78-82-74- 234(+18)
T60. Clare Yeazell – 87-74-79- 240(+24)

Bowling Green Individual Results 
T44. Makenna Jones – 77-81-76- 234(+18)
T71. McKenzie Miller – 82-83-82- 247(+31)
 
Team Results
1. Illinois State – 878(+14)
2. Butler – 891(+27)
3. California Baptist – 895(+31)
4. Bowling Green – 902(+38)
5. Dayton – 905(+41)
6. St. Thomas – 908(+44)
7. South Dakota – 912(+48)
8. Ball State – 913(+49)
9. Omaha – 916(+52)
10. Illinois-Chicago – 921(+57)
11. Utah Tech – 931(+62)
12. Loyola-Chicago – 931(67)
13. Creighton – 954(+90)

From the Clubhouse
 "We just finished up our last team event of the Fall season and I very pleased with the team's play, " said Head Coach Erin Fahey. "The team battled through it during the first day and managed to post the second-best score of the second round which put us in a great spot heading into the last round. Today, they kept their heads down and stuck to their game plan to fight all the way to the end securing a 4th place team finish. 

Special shout out to sophomore Sammie Dolce with her 3rd place individual performance! She showed a lot of poise and grit throughout all 3 of her rounds. 

Overall, Coach Barth and I are very pleased with our entire Fall season. We saw a lot of success on the golf course from our entire team, which as a coach is exactly what you want to see. We will reflect on what went well and what we need to improve on as we head into the off-season."

Up Next
BGSU concludes their Fall competitive schedule and will now look to the spring competition starting Feb. 2025.