The Ashland University women’s golf team wrapped up the Intercollegiate at Nemacolin hosted by Findlay, University and their non-championship season on Tuesday Oct. 22.
On day one, Monday Oct. 21, the Eagles finished in 7th place behind the University of Charleston but suppressed Walsh University and Catawba College. The Eagles sat at 60-over par to end day one of play.
Individually, on day one junior Klaira Paramore finished 12-over par with one eagle tying for 20th place.
Tailing behind Paramore with two birdies each were senior Grace Grant tying 25th with 13-over par, sophomore Riley McKenzie tying 34th with 18-over par, senior Emma Conway tying 34th with 18-over par, and freshman LeeAnn Harker tying 43rd with 24-over par.
The Eagles would then finish the Intercollegiate at Nemacolin on Tuesday Oct. 22.
Junior Klaira Paramore and senior Emma Conway led the Eagles as they tied for 23rd place. Paramore had one eagle and two birdies while Conway had six birdies with three in a row to conclude Tuesday play.
Following behind them was senior Grace Grant who tied for 29th place with three birdies and sophomores LeeAnn Harker and Riley McKenzie each tying fourth. Harker found herself having three birdies while McKenzie had five birdies.
The Eagles would end Nemacolin with a seventh place finish out of 9 teams. The Eagles came behind the University of Charleston but still suppressing Walsh University and Catawba College.
“Our ladies were challenged and battled to the end,” Head Women’s Golf Coach Bill Pollock said.
The Eagles would find themselves with great success throughout the season, such as sophomore LeeAnn Harker earning Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) athlete of the week during the last weekend of September.
Harker was a medalist during the Eagle Invitational where she recorded a first-round 75 with three birdies in four holes to start the back nine.
The teams best place for their fall play came during the ODU Champions of Women’s Golf Classic where they placed second of 15 teams and the Eagle Invitational where they placed second of 14 teams.
This would conclude their non-championship season until the Eagles come back in the spring to compete on March 6 in Jacksonville, FL with hopes to feed off of their fall.
“When school starts again for Spring Semester, we will operate out of our recently renovated indoor facility with a new putting surface, mats, and simulators,” Pollock said. “They will also continue to work on their strength and conditioning program as we ready for our first tournament.”
The first tournament will be on March 6 in Jacksonville, FL with more information to come on goashlandeagles.com.
