Women's Golf grabs one-shot lead entering final round of 2024 OAC Championships
May 4, 2024
WEST LAFAYETTE — Ohio Northern grabbed a shot lead heading into Sunday's final round of the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Golf Tournament on Saturday.
The Basics
- The Polar Bears carded a 92-over par 311-320-325—956 to lead the 9-team field after 54 holes of the 72-hole tournament.
- Otterbein is second one shot back with a 313-321-323—957, Mount Union is third with a 320-323-333—976 and Heidelberg and John Carroll are tied for fourth with 1038s.
- ONU Record: 63-35 Overall.
- Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.
ONU Individuals
- Senior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) holds a 4-shot lead over Jecelyn Troyer of Mount Union and Emma McGreal of Otterbein with a 10-over par 74-77-75—226.
- Junior Amelia Burger (Centerville) is sixth of 44 golfers with a 78-77-84—239.
- Sophomore Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) is seventh with a 77-81-82—240.
- Junior Rhianna Firmstone (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) is tied for 16th with an 82-89-84—255.
- Fifth-year senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) is 19th with an 86-85-87—258.
Notables
- Honigford has been Medalist 21 times in 45 career tournaments.
- The top 14 individuals and ties earn All-Conference honors.
- The tournament consists of 27 holes on Friday, 27 more on Saturday and 18 on Sunday.
- The tam champion receives the OAC's automatic bid to the NCAA III Championships May 21-24 at Keene Trace Golf Course in Nicholasville, Ky.
- Head coach Chad Bucci is 436-283-2 in his 11th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team, a winning percentage of .606.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Sunday with the final 18 holes on day three of the OAC Championships with tee times beginning at 10:20 am.