Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, March 8
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
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Watson Collects Runner-Up Honors at Benbow Invite
3/8/2022 5:24:00 PM | Women's Golf
Eastern Michigan finished in third as a team with a two-day score of 612
Complete Results
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University sophomore Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) fired a 75 in the final round of the Don Benbow Invitational Tuesday, March 8, to claim runner-up honors with a four-over 146 (71-75). A day after she tied her career best with a round of 71, the Ashland, Ohio product finished with a personal-best two round tally and the sixth-lowest 36-hole mark in program history.
Eastern Michigan was unable to hold on to the team lead on the final day, as Butler surged to the top of the standings with a final round 298. The Bulldogs won the event with a 609 (311-208) on the par 71, 6,021-yard Jacksonville Beach Golf Club course, as IUPUI (610), EMU (612), Troy (616), and Western Michigan (624) rounded out the top-five places.
The Green and White's cumulative score of 612 is the 15th-best two round score in school-history.
How It Happened
Five Eagles finished inside the top-25, led by Watson's 146. Freshman Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) and sophomore Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) tied for 11th with a 154, while junior Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) and sophomore Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich.-Livonia Franklin) were tied for 23rd with a 157.
Freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) added a 159 (80-79) for a tie in 32nd place. Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School) finished the final day with an 80 for a 160 in a tie for 37th and sophomore Tatyana Nyambane (Nairobi, Kenya-Nord Anglia International School Dubai) added a 169 for 64th place.
Up Next
Eastern Michigan returns to the course March 28-29 at the Georgia State Invitational in Stockbridge, Ga.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
2. Anna Watson 71-75=146
t-11. Kyleigh Dull 79-75=154
t-23. Olivia Loberg 82-75=157
t-23. Sophia Wygonik 79-78=157
t-32. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 80-79=159
*t-11. Paige Zolciak 75-79=154
*t-37. Natai Apichonlati 80-80=160
*t-64. Tatyana Nyambane 86-83=169
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Butler 311-298=609
2. IUPUI 311-299=610
3. Eastern Michigan 309-303=612
4. Troy 318-298=616
5. Western Michigan 321-303=624
6. Indiana State 311-318=629
7. Purdue Fort Wayne 318-317=635
8. Radford 331-310=641
9. Monmouth 335-310=645
10. Valparaiso 325-325=650
11. Western Illinois 324-327=651
12. Evansville 333-327=660
13. Eastern Illinois 368-376=744
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University sophomore Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) fired a 75 in the final round of the Don Benbow Invitational Tuesday, March 8, to claim runner-up honors with a four-over 146 (71-75). A day after she tied her career best with a round of 71, the Ashland, Ohio product finished with a personal-best two round tally and the sixth-lowest 36-hole mark in program history.
Eastern Michigan was unable to hold on to the team lead on the final day, as Butler surged to the top of the standings with a final round 298. The Bulldogs won the event with a 609 (311-208) on the par 71, 6,021-yard Jacksonville Beach Golf Club course, as IUPUI (610), EMU (612), Troy (616), and Western Michigan (624) rounded out the top-five places.
The Green and White's cumulative score of 612 is the 15th-best two round score in school-history.
How It Happened
Five Eagles finished inside the top-25, led by Watson's 146. Freshman Kyleigh Dull (Fremont, Ohio-Lakota) and sophomore Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio-St. Ursula Academy) tied for 11th with a 154, while junior Olivia Loberg (Bend, Ore.-Summit) and sophomore Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich.-Livonia Franklin) were tied for 23rd with a 157.
Freshman Alyssa DiMarcantonio (Maple, Ontario-Tommy Douglas Secondary School) added a 159 (80-79) for a tie in 32nd place. Junior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School) finished the final day with an 80 for a 160 in a tie for 37th and sophomore Tatyana Nyambane (Nairobi, Kenya-Nord Anglia International School Dubai) added a 169 for 64th place.
Up Next
Eastern Michigan returns to the course March 28-29 at the Georgia State Invitational in Stockbridge, Ga.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
2. Anna Watson 71-75=146
t-11. Kyleigh Dull 79-75=154
t-23. Olivia Loberg 82-75=157
t-23. Sophia Wygonik 79-78=157
t-32. Alyssa DiMarcantonio 80-79=159
*t-11. Paige Zolciak 75-79=154
*t-37. Natai Apichonlati 80-80=160
*t-64. Tatyana Nyambane 86-83=169
* - playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Butler 311-298=609
2. IUPUI 311-299=610
3. Eastern Michigan 309-303=612
4. Troy 318-298=616
5. Western Michigan 321-303=624
6. Indiana State 311-318=629
7. Purdue Fort Wayne 318-317=635
8. Radford 331-310=641
9. Monmouth 335-310=645
10. Valparaiso 325-325=650
11. Western Illinois 324-327=651
12. Evansville 333-327=660
13. Eastern Illinois 368-376=744
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