Results
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin University women's golf team opened the conference portion of its season with a fifth-place finish at MIAA Jamboree #1 held at The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe on Monday.
The Knights closed Monday's round with a team score of 328 total strokes, four strokes higher than fourth-place finisher Saint Mary's College (Ind.) and one stroke higher than Adrian College and Albion College in a tie for sixth place.
Brooke Haney (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester) and
Andrea Diemer (Wyoming, Mich./Calvin Christian) overcame slow starts to the round to lead the Knights. Haney carded a 43 on the front nine but carded a pair of birdies on the back nine to shoot 36 on the back on the way to a tie for 10th place with a 79. Diemer also shot even par on the back nine after a front nine 44 to finish in a tie for 12th place with a round of 80.
Kayla Adkins (Springfield, Ill./Springfield) opened her day with three birdies in her first five holes before finishing with an 83 to tie for 21st place.
Ava McConnon (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) finished with an 86 to tie for 33rd place.
Elizabeth Lubowicki (Brighton, Mich./Brighton) shot 87 playing as a wild card entrant, while
Gina Sonday (Portland, Mich./Portland) shot 90.
Kalamazoo College finished first with a total score of 315 for the day. Trine University (316) and Hope College (319) rounded out the top three.
COACH'S COMMENT: "We were hoping to start the league season with a good start on our home course," Calvin head coach
Jerry Bergsma said. "We had some good moments but didn't finish the way we should or could have. Good stretches and good rounds by several of our women. But we're right there and it's going to be tight all year with six or seven teams in the mix, so we're looking forward to getting back at it next week."
NEXT UP: Calvin women's golf will return to action on Tuesday, September 30, when it plays in MIAA Jamboree #2 at The Medalist GC.
