Bio

Overview: Lydia has enjoyed a record-breaking career in her first three seasons at Ohio Northern ... Her career stroke-average of 83.0 ranks her first in school history ... She also owns the single-season stroke average (79.8 in 2019-20) and the 54-hole school record of 245 at the 2018 OAC Championships ... Her first three seasonal stroke averages rank inside the top seven all-time ... Is a two-time All-OAC golfer after a pair of top-10 finishes in 2018 and 2019 ... Named OAC Golfer of the Week an impressive 8 times in her career ... Has 8 individual event titles (ONU Fall Invitational three times, Heidelberg Fall Invitational, the Bluffton Fall Classic, the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational, the Otterbein Classic and the OAC Fall Preview) ... Shot a single-round career-best 74 twice, tying the second-best mark in school history ... Fired a 36-hole score of 79-77—156 at the Ohio Wesleyan Fall Invitational on 9/7-8/19 to set the third-best score in school history ... Has used only two years of athletic eligibility as the 2019-20 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Junior Year (2019-20): Set a single-season scoring record with a 79.8 average while playing in all eight rounds before the season was canceled prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Tied a career-low round of 74 to win Medalist honors at the season-opening ONU Invitational on 8/31/19 ... Followed that with a career-low 79-77—156 at the Ohio Wesleyan Fall Invitational on 9/7-8/19 ... Was named the OAC Golfer of the Week four times, winning the award on 9/3, 9/24, 9/30 and 10/15.

Sophomore Year (2018-19): Led the team with an 83.1 stroke average in 15 rounds as a sophomore ... Her stroke average ranks fourth all-time for a single season ... Named All-OAC after finishing ninth and was named OAC Golfer of the Week twice ... Claimed four victories at the Polar Bear Fall Classic, the Bluffton Fall Classic, at Ohio Wesleyan and the Otterbein Classic ... Posted a career-best 18-hole score of 74 in Bluffton and matched her career-best 36-hole score of 157 at the same tournament. 

Freshman Year (2017-18): Led the team with an 84.56 stroke-average in 16 rounds, which ranks fifth-best for a single season in school history ... Earned All-OAC honors after finishing third at the 2018 OAC Championships ... Garnered OAC Golfer of the Week accolades twice ... Claimed the Heidelberg Fall Invitational and ONU Fall Classic individual titles among four total top-10 finishes ... Set a 54-hole school record after shooting a 245 at the 2018 OAC Championships ... Also set career-lows for a round (75) and 36-hole score (157) at the Heidelberg Fall Invitational.

Career Totals