Women's Golf opens 2021 season with second place finish at Pioneer Classic

By Tim Glon

BEVERLY — The Ohio Northern women's golf team opened its 2021 season with a second place finish at the Pioneer Classic on Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.

The Polar Bears (2-1 overall) were second out of four teams with 332 on the 5900-yard, par-72 course.

Otterbein won the team title with a 329, Marietta was third with a 370 and Muskingum was fourth with a 373.

Senior Annika Neumann (Valley City/Avon) tied for third out of 37 golfers individually with a 9-over par 81 to lead Ohio Northern.

Freshman Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) was fifth with an 82, senior Lydia Cranmer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Ladywood) tied for sixth with an 84, sophomore Karlee Staugler (Saint Henry) was eighth with an 85 and sophomore Meghan Utterdyke (Lebanon/Fenwick) tied for 16th with a 90.

Otterbein's Lyndsey Blum won Medalist honors with a 75.

The Polar Bears will return to action at a second Marietta Classic on Sunday at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 329, 2. Ohio Northern 332, 3. Marietta 370, 4. Muskingum 373

Top 5 Individuals

1. Lynsey Blum (Ott) 75, 2. Emma McGreal (Ott) 79, t3. Annika Neumann (ONU) 81, t3. Beth Lebar (Mar) 81, 5. Grace Honigford (ONU) 82.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

t3. Annika Neumann 81, 5. Grace Honigford 82, t6. Lydia Cranmer 84, 8. Karlee Staugler 85, t16. Meghan Utterdyke 90.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

t6. Bella Orofino 84, t10. Torrie Smith 87, 15. Rylie Smith 89, t20. Olivia Galigher 93, t23. Angela Miller 96, t26. Allison Rountree 99, t28. Jessica Tubbs 100, 34. Allison Logue 112.