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Tuesday, September 21
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EMU Posts Best-Start to A Season Since 2007
9/21/2021 9:28:00 PM | Women's Golf
Stephanie Jennings' crew turned in a runner-up showing at the Cardinal Classic
Complete Results | Season Stats.
YORKTOWN, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – It's not where you start, it's where you finish. That saying has been around forever, but for the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team it held true at the Cardinal Classic Tuesday, Sept. 21, at The Players Club.
Head Coach Stephanie Jennings' team fired a final round 304 to finish as the runner-up at the event with a 915 (312-299-304). EMU was in 10th-place after round one, but rebounded to jump eight spots during the final two trips around the par 72, 6,204-yard setup.
It was the best tournament finish by an EMU squad to open a season since the 2007-08 season. That year, Eastern won the NIU Brickyard Invitational with a two-round score of 600, Sept. 10-11.
Akron won the tournament with a 912, while EMU, Cleveland State (916), IUPUI (915), and Butler (922) rounded out the top five spots. Meanwhile, Taylor's Nicole Jung and Bowling Green's Kayla Davis finished the event tied atop the leaderboard at four-over 220. Davis made birdie on the first playoff hole to ultimately secure the victory.
How It Happened
Freshman Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) tied her career best score with a final round 74 to finish in 12th with a 229 (80-75-74). It was the third career top-15 showing for Watson and her first since placing 11th at the Akron Invitational, April 16-17, 2021.
Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School) and Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) tied for 16th with a 14-over 230. Dull closed with the best tally of her young career at 75, while Apichonlati collected her fourth career top-20 showing in her first competitive rounds since the 2019-20 season.
Sophomore Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) notched a 232 (76-75-81) in 27th-place, while freshman Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich.-Livonia Franklin) added a 235 (83-77-75) in a tie for 37th. Making her collegiate debut, freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) finished in a tie for 21st with a 231 (77-78-76).
On The Horizon
EMU jumps back into action Sept. 26-27 at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational in Rochester, Mich. The Eagles last took part in the event during the 2018-19 campaign, posting a fifth-place showing with a 651.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-12. Anna Watson 80-75-74=229
t-16. Natai Apichonlati 75-75-80=230
t-16. Kyleigh Dull 81-74-75=230
t-27. Olivia Loberg 76-75-81=232
t-37. Sophia Wygonik 83-77-75=235
* t-21. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 77-78-76=231
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Akron 304-305-303=912
2. Eastern Michigan 312-299-304=915
3. Cleveland State 304-310-302=916
4. IUPUI 310-305-302=917
5. Butler 307-314-301=922
6. Loyola 315-310-300=925
7. Purdue Fort Wayne 304-305-321=930
8. Bowling Green 318-308-305=931
9. Western Michigan 307-312-314=933
10. Dayton 309-315-310=934
11. Oakland 307-317-312=936
12. Ball State 307-312-319=938
13. Ohio 318-317-309=944
14. Taylor 334-316-316=966
t-15. Valparaiso 322-322-325=969
t-15. Northern Kentucky 325-326-318=969
YORKTOWN, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – It's not where you start, it's where you finish. That saying has been around forever, but for the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team it held true at the Cardinal Classic Tuesday, Sept. 21, at The Players Club.
Head Coach Stephanie Jennings' team fired a final round 304 to finish as the runner-up at the event with a 915 (312-299-304). EMU was in 10th-place after round one, but rebounded to jump eight spots during the final two trips around the par 72, 6,204-yard setup.
It was the best tournament finish by an EMU squad to open a season since the 2007-08 season. That year, Eastern won the NIU Brickyard Invitational with a two-round score of 600, Sept. 10-11.
Akron won the tournament with a 912, while EMU, Cleveland State (916), IUPUI (915), and Butler (922) rounded out the top five spots. Meanwhile, Taylor's Nicole Jung and Bowling Green's Kayla Davis finished the event tied atop the leaderboard at four-over 220. Davis made birdie on the first playoff hole to ultimately secure the victory.
How It Happened
Freshman Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) tied her career best score with a final round 74 to finish in 12th with a 229 (80-75-74). It was the third career top-15 showing for Watson and her first since placing 11th at the Akron Invitational, April 16-17, 2021.
Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School) and Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) tied for 16th with a 14-over 230. Dull closed with the best tally of her young career at 75, while Apichonlati collected her fourth career top-20 showing in her first competitive rounds since the 2019-20 season.
Sophomore Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) notched a 232 (76-75-81) in 27th-place, while freshman Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich.-Livonia Franklin) added a 235 (83-77-75) in a tie for 37th. Making her collegiate debut, freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) finished in a tie for 21st with a 231 (77-78-76).
On The Horizon
EMU jumps back into action Sept. 26-27 at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational in Rochester, Mich. The Eagles last took part in the event during the 2018-19 campaign, posting a fifth-place showing with a 651.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-12. Anna Watson 80-75-74=229
t-16. Natai Apichonlati 75-75-80=230
t-16. Kyleigh Dull 81-74-75=230
t-27. Olivia Loberg 76-75-81=232
t-37. Sophia Wygonik 83-77-75=235
* t-21. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 77-78-76=231
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Akron 304-305-303=912
2. Eastern Michigan 312-299-304=915
3. Cleveland State 304-310-302=916
4. IUPUI 310-305-302=917
5. Butler 307-314-301=922
6. Loyola 315-310-300=925
7. Purdue Fort Wayne 304-305-321=930
8. Bowling Green 318-308-305=931
9. Western Michigan 307-312-314=933
10. Dayton 309-315-310=934
11. Oakland 307-317-312=936
12. Ball State 307-312-319=938
13. Ohio 318-317-309=944
14. Taylor 334-316-316=966
t-15. Valparaiso 322-322-325=969
t-15. Northern Kentucky 325-326-318=969
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