Women's Golf rallies for third place finish at 2014 OAC Championships

Women's Golf rallies for third place finish at 2014 OAC Championships
Photos Results
April 27, 2014

By Tim Glon

| Tournament Site |

COLUMBIA STATION -- Junior Megan Conley and freshman Ariana Tomasula each posted top-10 finishes to lead Ohio Northern at the 2014 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships Saturday-Sunday at Columbia Hills Golf Course.

Conley fired a second round 88 to finish with a 101-88--189, while Tomasula had a 92-97--189 to finish tied for 10th out of 40 golfers on the par-72, 6019-yard course.

The Polar Bears end their season with a 34-62 record and finished third out of eight teams with 395-368--763 strokes.

Northern's final round 368 was the second-best of the day as ONU rallied from being tied for fourth after the first round to post its sixth top-3 finish in the last eight years.

Freshman Hannah Whisler also fired a final round 88 to finish tied for 13th with a 104-88--192, freshman Heather Comer was 15th with a 98-95--193 and junior Allison Fye tied for 24th with a 111-97--208.

Baldwin Wallace won the team title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament with a 378-357--735. Otterbein finished second with a 374-382--756, Mount Union was fourth with a 385-383--768 and Capital was fifth with a 395-394--789.

Otterbein's Marie McGinnis won Medalist honors with an 87-86--173.

Team Standings

1. Baldwin Wallace 378-357--735, 2. Otterbein 374-382--756, 3. Ohio Northern 395-368--763, 4. Mount Union 385-383--768, 5. Capital 395-394--789, 6. Heidelberg 411-396--807, 7. John Carroll 415-404--819, 8. Muskingum 572-533--1105.

Top 10 Individual Results

1. Marie McGiness (Ott) 87-86--173, 2. Emilee Woolf (BW) 89-87--176, 3. Jackie Weisberger (JCU) 88-91--179, t4. Lexi Scala (MtU) 90-90--180, t4. Miranda Ciunningham (BW) 94-86--180, 6. Laura Vidmar (BW) 91-90--181, 7. Amber Bruno (MtU) 94-93--187, t8. Kathryn Rogers (Ott) 96-92--188, t8. Jessica DeBelly (Cap) 94-94--188, t10. Megan Conley (ONU) 101-88--189, t10. Ariana Tomasula (ONU) 92-97--189.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t10. Ariana Tomasula 92-97--189, t13. Hannah Whisler 104-88--192, 15. Heather Comer 98-95--193, t24. Allison Fye 111-97--208.