Women's Golf wins Lourdes Gray Wolf Invitational, improves to 29-1 on fall season

By Tim Glon

SYLVANIA — Ohio Northern put three in the top eight golfers to win the 9-team Lourdes Gray Wolf Invitational women's golf tournament on Monday at Sylvania Country Club.

The Polar Bears (29-1 overall) edged Ohio Dominican 335-336 to win the team title and post their second victory in three tournaments this fall.

Junior Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) led ONU with a second place finish in the 62-women field with an 80.

Sophomore Rhianna Firmstone (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) tied for fifth with an 83 and sophomore Amelia Burger (Centerville) tied for eighth with an 84.

Freshman Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) tied for 14th with an 88 to round out Northern's top four.

Playing as an individual, sophomore Rebekah Baumlein (Maineville/Kings) tied for 12th with an 87.

Quirine ter Muelen of Rio Grande won Medalist honors with a 78.

The Polar Bears will return Saturday and Sunday at the Bluffton Invitational.

Team Standings

1. Ohio Northern 335, 2. Ohio Dominican 336, 3. Lourdes 350, 4. Madonna (Mich.) 360, 5. Tiffin 361, 6. Cleary (Mich.) 367, 7. Rio Grande 378, 8. Siena Heights (Mich.) 396, 9. Concordia (Mich.) 409.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Quirine ter Muelen (RG) 78, 2. Grace Honigford 80, t3. Madison Bajas (MAd) 81, t3. Meg Saffell (ODU) 81, t5. Rhianna Firmstone 83, t5. Emma Mulder (LU) 83, t5. Ana Reed (ODU) 83.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

2. Grace Honigford 80, t5. Rhianna Firmstone 83, t8. Amelia Burger 84, t14. Marisa Alfes 88, 34. Isabella Orofino 98.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

t12. Rebekah Baumlein 87, t21 Torrie Smith 90, t37. Olivia Galigher 100, t37. Jessica Tubbs 100, t40. Madyson Smith 101,