Eastern Michigan Athletics
Monday, March 8
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
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Eastern Michigan University
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Benbow Collegiate
Photo by: Phelan Ebenhack/Walt Middleton Photography
Two Eagles Sit in the Top-10 after Day One of Benbow Invite
3/8/2021 7:56:00 PM | Women's Golf
Olivia Loberg is tied for fifth while Anna Watson is tied for ninth
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Live scoring | Day 1 Results.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – Sophomore Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) and freshman Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) led the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team to a first-round 327 at the Don Benbow Invitational Monday, March 8. Overall, the Green and White are in fourth-place among six teams on the par-71, 6,021-yard Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.
Host Butler University holds the team lead after 18 holes with a 319, while Evansville's Sophia Rohleder holds a three-stroke lead over the field after she fired a 75 in today's opening round.
Loberg put together a round of 79 and is tied for fifth, while Watson is one stroke back in a tie for ninth. Senior Maria Connelly (Waterville, Ohio- Anthony Wayne) resides in 15th with an 82. Freshmen Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich.-Livonia Franklin) and Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) rounded out the lineup with a 85 and a 93, respectively.
Playing as an individual, freshman Tatyana Nyambane (Nairobi, Kenya-Nord Anglia International School Dubai) notched an opening day score of 90.
Teams will wrap up their final round at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 9. Eastern will be paired with Purdue Fort Wayne and Savannah State in the second round.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-5. Olivia Loberg 79
t-9. Anna Watson 80
15. Maria Connelly 83
t-17. Sophia Wygonik 85
33. Paige Zolciak 93
*30. Tatyana Nyambane 90
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Butler 319
2. Evansville 322
3. Southern Illinois 323
4. Eastern Michigan 327
5. Purdue Fort Wayne 335
6. Savannah State 366
Live scoring | Day 1 Results.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – Sophomore Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) and freshman Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) led the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team to a first-round 327 at the Don Benbow Invitational Monday, March 8. Overall, the Green and White are in fourth-place among six teams on the par-71, 6,021-yard Jacksonville Beach Golf Course.
Host Butler University holds the team lead after 18 holes with a 319, while Evansville's Sophia Rohleder holds a three-stroke lead over the field after she fired a 75 in today's opening round.
Loberg put together a round of 79 and is tied for fifth, while Watson is one stroke back in a tie for ninth. Senior Maria Connelly (Waterville, Ohio- Anthony Wayne) resides in 15th with an 82. Freshmen Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich.-Livonia Franklin) and Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) rounded out the lineup with a 85 and a 93, respectively.
Playing as an individual, freshman Tatyana Nyambane (Nairobi, Kenya-Nord Anglia International School Dubai) notched an opening day score of 90.
Teams will wrap up their final round at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 9. Eastern will be paired with Purdue Fort Wayne and Savannah State in the second round.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-5. Olivia Loberg 79
t-9. Anna Watson 80
15. Maria Connelly 83
t-17. Sophia Wygonik 85
33. Paige Zolciak 93
*30. Tatyana Nyambane 90
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Butler 319
2. Evansville 322
3. Southern Illinois 323
4. Eastern Michigan 327
5. Purdue Fort Wayne 335
6. Savannah State 366
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