Alma College Women's Golf competed in the second day of the MIAA Tournament on Saturday and finished in sixth place with an overall score of 741, two strokes behind Adrian College. For the season, the Scots ended up finishing eighth in the MIAA with a total score of 2297.
So. Chelsea Erb (Lake Odessa, Mich./Lakewood) and Fr. Stephanie Sakorafis (Northville, Mich./Northville) were the Scots' top weekend scorers with marks of 170 and 173 respectively. Those numbers put Erb tied for 11th and Sakorafis tied for 13th in the competition.
Olivet overcame a 15-stroke deficit in the season standings heading into the weekend to win the MIAA women's golf championship Saturday at Bedford Valley Country Club near Battle Creek.
The Comets shot a team score of 640 during the 36-hole, two-day final tournament, 25 strokes better than Hope, to win the conference championship by 10 strokes over the Flying Dutch.
Olivet golfers took the first three places, led by senior Lauren Campbell, who took medalist honors with rounds of 78 and 72 for a 36-hole total of 150. Teammates Theresa Damico (155) and Adrienne Jones (158) finished second and third, respectively.
The championship is the Comets' first since 2008 and fourth in school history.
MIAA Tournament Results
Final Team Scores (36 holes): 1. Olivet 640. 2. Hope 665. 3. Saint Mary's 674. 4. Calvin 701. 5. Adrian 739. 6. Alma 741. 7. Trine 747. 8. Albion 753. 9. Kalamazoo 778.
Final Season Standings: 1. Olivet 1981. 2. Hope 1991. 3. Saint Mary's 2045. 4. Calvin 2103. 5. Adrian 2209. 6. Trine 2233. 7. Albion 2278. 8. Alma 2297. 9. Kalamazoo 2364.
Tournament Medalist: Lauren Campbell, Olivet, 78-72-150.
Top Ten Golfers (All-Tournament Team): 1. Lauren Campbell, Olivet, 78-72-150. 2. Theresa Damico, Olivet, 77-78-155. 3. Adrienne Jones, Olivet, 83-75-158. 4. Natalie Matuszak, Saint Mary's, 77-82-159. 5. Brittany Haight, Hope, 80-80-160. 6. Charlotte Park, Hope, 81-82-163. 7. Carlia Canto, Calvin, 81-83-164. 8. Megan Scholten, Hope, 85-82-167. 9. Janice Heffernan, Saint Mary's, 85-83-168. 10. Christine Brown, Saint Mary's, 85-84-169.
