Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, October 5
EagleCrest Golf Club
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
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Shirley Spork Invitational
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EMU Defends Shirley Spork Invitational Title
10/5/2021 3:57:00 PM | Women's Golf
Eastern Michigan held on to edge Central Michigan by two strokes
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Led by a pair of top-five finishes, the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team won the Fourth Annual Shirley Spork Invitational on its home course at Eagle Crest Golf Club Tuesday, Oct. 5. The Eagles posted a final round 312 to cap the tournament with a 54-hole tally of 899 (290-297-312), the 13th-lowest total in program history.
The Eagles became the first repeat champion in the brief history of the Spork Invitational. EMU won the event in 2019 with a score of 899 before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. Overall, the victory marked the 25th title in the program's history and the first for the Eagles since the 2019-20 campaign. Also, it marked the fourth team championship during Head Coach Stephanie Jennings' tenure.
More history was made for the home team, as Eastern Michigan has now posted three consecutive championship or runner-up showings to begin the 2021-22 campaign. It marks the first such occurrence in the 26-year history of the program.
EMU entered the day with a nine-shot edge over Central Michigan to begin the day. However, the Chippewas made it a battle for a majority of the day, with a final round 901 to finish two strokes behind EMU. Akron (913), Green Bay (916) and Western Michigan (918) rounded of the top-five, followed by Oakland (924), Detroit Mercy (928), Youngstown State (932), Dayton (935), Bowling Green (949), and Ohio (956).
Western Michigan's Alissa Fish ran away with the individual title, finishing 11 strokes ahead of her nearest competitor. Fish shot a six-under 210 (69-71-70) to finish ahead of BGSU's Kayla Davis at 221 (76-72-73).
Eastern returns to action at the Rocket Classic, Oct. 11-12, in Port Clinton, Ohio.
How It Happened
Freshman Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) turned in the Eagles' lowest score of the day with a 75 to finish tied for third with a 222 (74-73-75). Junior Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) also tied for third-place with a 222 (71-74-77). Dull has now recorded a pair of top-five showings in her three career collegiate rounds, while Loberg notched her first top-five finish of the season and fourth of her career.
Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School) was 12th with a 226 (70-74-82). Sophomore Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) gave Eastern its fourth player inside the top-25, posting a 229 (75-76-78) for 21st. Freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) tied for 49th with rounds of 84, 76, and 82 for a 242.
Playing as an individual, sophomore Tatyana Nyambane (Nairobi, Kenya-Nord Anglia International School Dubai) added a 236 (76-81-79) in a tie for 36th. Meanwhile, sophomore Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) and redshirt sophomore Adeline Lau (Sa Rawak, Malaysia-SMK Bintulu-Michigan Dearborn) added a 251 (85-79-87) and a 252 (82-79-91), respectively.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-3. Kyleigh Dull 74-73-75=222
t-3. Olivia Loberg 71-74-77=222
t-12. Natai Apichonlati 70-74-82=226
21. Anna Watson 75-76-78=229
t-49. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 84-76-82=242
t-36. Tatyana Nyambane 76-81-79=236
62. Paige Zolciak 85-79-87=251
t-63. Adeline Lau 82-79-91=252
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan 290-297-312=899
2 Central Michigan 297-299-305=901
3. Akron 302-302-309=913
4. Green Bay 308-303-305=916
5. Western Michigan 306-308-304=918
6. Oakland 311-303-310=924
7. Detroit Mercy 314-299-315=928
8 . Youngstown State 307-312-313=932
9. Dayton 313-312-310=935
10. Bowling Green 313-323-313=949
11. Ohio 312-325-319=956
Video Highlights | Coach Jennings Audio | Photo Gallery
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Led by a pair of top-five finishes, the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team won the Fourth Annual Shirley Spork Invitational on its home course at Eagle Crest Golf Club Tuesday, Oct. 5. The Eagles posted a final round 312 to cap the tournament with a 54-hole tally of 899 (290-297-312), the 13th-lowest total in program history.
The Eagles became the first repeat champion in the brief history of the Spork Invitational. EMU won the event in 2019 with a score of 899 before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. Overall, the victory marked the 25th title in the program's history and the first for the Eagles since the 2019-20 campaign. Also, it marked the fourth team championship during Head Coach Stephanie Jennings' tenure.
More history was made for the home team, as Eastern Michigan has now posted three consecutive championship or runner-up showings to begin the 2021-22 campaign. It marks the first such occurrence in the 26-year history of the program.
EMU entered the day with a nine-shot edge over Central Michigan to begin the day. However, the Chippewas made it a battle for a majority of the day, with a final round 901 to finish two strokes behind EMU. Akron (913), Green Bay (916) and Western Michigan (918) rounded of the top-five, followed by Oakland (924), Detroit Mercy (928), Youngstown State (932), Dayton (935), Bowling Green (949), and Ohio (956).
Western Michigan's Alissa Fish ran away with the individual title, finishing 11 strokes ahead of her nearest competitor. Fish shot a six-under 210 (69-71-70) to finish ahead of BGSU's Kayla Davis at 221 (76-72-73).
Eastern returns to action at the Rocket Classic, Oct. 11-12, in Port Clinton, Ohio.
How It Happened
Freshman Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) turned in the Eagles' lowest score of the day with a 75 to finish tied for third with a 222 (74-73-75). Junior Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) also tied for third-place with a 222 (71-74-77). Dull has now recorded a pair of top-five showings in her three career collegiate rounds, while Loberg notched her first top-five finish of the season and fourth of her career.
Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School) was 12th with a 226 (70-74-82). Sophomore Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) gave Eastern its fourth player inside the top-25, posting a 229 (75-76-78) for 21st. Freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) tied for 49th with rounds of 84, 76, and 82 for a 242.
Playing as an individual, sophomore Tatyana Nyambane (Nairobi, Kenya-Nord Anglia International School Dubai) added a 236 (76-81-79) in a tie for 36th. Meanwhile, sophomore Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) and redshirt sophomore Adeline Lau (Sa Rawak, Malaysia-SMK Bintulu-Michigan Dearborn) added a 251 (85-79-87) and a 252 (82-79-91), respectively.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-3. Kyleigh Dull 74-73-75=222
t-3. Olivia Loberg 71-74-77=222
t-12. Natai Apichonlati 70-74-82=226
21. Anna Watson 75-76-78=229
t-49. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 84-76-82=242
t-36. Tatyana Nyambane 76-81-79=236
62. Paige Zolciak 85-79-87=251
t-63. Adeline Lau 82-79-91=252
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan 290-297-312=899
2 Central Michigan 297-299-305=901
3. Akron 302-302-309=913
4. Green Bay 308-303-305=916
5. Western Michigan 306-308-304=918
6. Oakland 311-303-310=924
7. Detroit Mercy 314-299-315=928
8 . Youngstown State 307-312-313=932
9. Dayton 313-312-310=935
10. Bowling Green 313-323-313=949
11. Ohio 312-325-319=956
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