ALBION, Mich. – The Calvin women's golf team opened its 2021 MIAA fall campaign in strong fashion, taking second place at the opening MIAA Jamboree of the year with a team score of 326 strokes. The MIAA Jamboree was hosted by Albion at the Duck Lake Country Club.

Sophomore Chandler Sjoerdsma (Riverside, Ca./Martin Luther King HS) had a sterling afternoon, capturing medalist honors with a one-over par round of 72, two strokes ahead of Darby Scott of Kalamazoo.

It marks the first medalist performance by Sjoerdsma at an MIAA Jamboree and marks the fifth medalist performance of her collegiate career.

Sjoerdsma helped fuel a Calvin effort that saw the Knights finish just six strokes behind first place Hope and eight strokes ahead of second place Adrian and Olivet.

Seniors Emma Dykhouse (Byron Center, Mich./South Christian HS) and Kaylee Hirschman (Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge HS) were next for Calvin with rounds of 83.

Junior Jericha Scharphorn (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville HS) was next for Calvin with an 88 with sophomore Georgie Scholtens (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) close behind with an 89.

COACHES COMMENT: "Good start for our team today to begin league play," said Calvin head women's golf coach Jerry Bergsma. "Duck Lake is a challenging course with lots of blind shots and tricky greens. We had important contributions from everyone but clearly Chandler's round was crucial for our team's second place finish. She picked up where she left off from last weekend with five birdies today."

NEXT UP: Calvin will go head-to-head with rival Hope on Saturday in the annual DA Cup competition with opening tee times set for 1:30 p.m. at the Clearbrook Country Club.