For a third consecutive year, Ashland University's women's golf team has won its own Eagle Invitational, as, on Sunday (Sept. 24) at the Ashland Golf Club, the Eagles ended tied with Ohio Dominican atop the nine-team field.
Ashland (326-319—645) and the Panthers (329-316—645) finished with the same 36-hole score to share the title. Walsh (331-324—655) took third.
NOTABLES
- Four Eagles ended up in the top five on the final individual leaderboard, paced by sophomore Klaira Paramore, who was third at 79-77—156. She had four birdies and fired a 33 on the back nine on Sunday.
- Junior Grace Grant (82-80—162, three Sunday birdies), senior Maddy Klinger (81-81—162, four Sunday birdies) and freshman LeeAnn Harker (80-82—162) all finished in a tie for fifth.
- Rounding out the AU varsity effort were junior Emma Conway (tied for 11st, 81-84—165, one Sunday birdie), freshman Riley McKenzie (tied for 11st, 85-80—165, two Sunday birdies), and senior Mailiis Simovart (tied for 15th, 84-82—166, one Sunday birdie).
- Individual medalist honors went to Walsh's Sydney Hugo (79-71—150).
QUOTABLES
- "We have a team that doesn't quit," said Ashland head coach Bill Pollock. "We like to play from behind, and it showed today…down by 9 at one point. The girls said, 'We've got your back, we're coming back.' The whole team is pushing themselves."
- Of Paramore, Pollock said, "Klaira's got it figured out. "She's a quiet leader. She leads by example. That 33 just showed what she's made of."
- Said Paramore, "I wanted to do it for me, and I wanted to do it for my team. We've been so close these last few tournaments. You've got to hit fairways and greens out here. It's a must if you want to shoot a good score."
- "I would hope we all have aspirations to win the conference this year," Paramore said. "And I think we can definitely do it. We have a long time to go, so it's really promising and I'm really excited."
- Added Conway, "Playing at home is awesome. We really come together as a team when we're at home. I feel privileged to play on a team where I am scared for my spot."
UP NEXT
The Ashland Purple team will play on Oct. 1-2 at Wooster's Eva Shorb Weiskopf Memorial Invitational, while the Eagle varsity squad will come back to the links on Oct. 14 at Davenport's Panther Invitational.
