Women's Golf: Ohio Northern (61-6 Overall) at Illinois Wesleyan Spring Fling
Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16, 2023, 9 am (CST) - Ironwood Golf Course, Bloomington, Ill.
Tournament Preview: The Ohio Northern women's golf team will travel west to compete in the 17-team Illinois Wesleyan Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling Saturday and Sunday at Ironwood Golf Course ... Seven of the nation's top 25 ranked teams and 12 teams ranked in the top 50 are expected to participate in the 36-hole tournament that will begin with a shotgun start on Saturday at 9 am ... Sunday's round will begin at 8:30 am ... #1 Emory (Ga.), #3 Washington (Mo.), #12 St. Catherine (Minn.), #13 Illinois Wesleya, #22 Grinnell (Iowa), #23 Wisconsin-Whitewater and #24 Christopher Newport (Va.) headline the field ... Ohio Northern is ranked #34, followed in the field by Central (Iowa) at #38, Rose-Hulman (Ind.) at #41, Augustana (Ill.) at #44 and Aurora (Ill.) at #46 ... The Polar Bears are coming off a victory at the 5-team Polar Bear Easter Classic last Friday and Saturday at Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod ... ONU won the tournament with a 329-333—662, with Adrian (Mich.) close behind with a 337-326—663 .. Sophomore Amelia Burger was second out of 39 golfers with a 79-82—161 to lead the hosts ...Freshman Marisa Alfes was third with an 81-81—162, junior Grace Honigford tied for fourth with an 82-83—165, senior Jessica Tubbs was 13th with a 91-87—178 and senior Isabella Orofino was 14th with an 87-94—181 ... Through 16 rounds this fall, Honigford leads the team in scoring with a 78.6 average ... Sophomore Rhianna Firmstone is second at 81.8, Burger is third at 81.9 and Alfes is fourth at 82.0.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Average | ||
| 1. | G.Honigford | 78.6 |
| 2. | Firmstone | 81.8 |
| 3. | Burger | 81.9 |
| 4. | Alfes | 82.0 |
ONU head coach Chad Bucci: Bucci is in his 10th season at ONU with a 381-246-2 record, a winning percentage of .607.