Written by Emily Jodway, Sports Information Student Assistant
Grand Rapids, Mich. - The Alma College women's golf team landed among the top three at the fourth MIAA Jamboree on Wednesday (Sept. 27) in Grand Rapids. Their third-place finish and score of 343 (+55) is their lowest score so far this season. Leading today for the Scots was junior Kennedy Hilley (Lake Odessa, Mich./Lakeland), who tied for fifth place with her score of 82 (+10).
Alma sits in fourth place in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings with one Jamboree remaining. The Scots are 21 strokes behind third place Olivet and 29 strokes ahead of fifth place Trine.
What Happened
- Senior Katie Neiswender (Quincy, Ill. / Notre Dame) had the second-lowest score for the Scots, ending the day with a score of 83 (+11) in a tie for seventh place, her best finish this season.
- Ending in third for Alma and tied for 16th overall, junior Tori Basso (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) had 88 strokes (+16), her fourth under-90 score of the season.
- In fourth place, sophomore Jennifer Kowalczyk (Northville, Mich./Northville) had a score of 90 (+18) and an overall tie for 21st. Junior Hannah Joslin (Linden, Mich./Linden) scored a 92 (+20) and tied for 27th.
- Participating individually, junior Allison Starr (Spring Lake, Mich./Northpointe) tied for 19th place and scored an 89.
Notables
- Today's tournament put Hilley at her fourth overall top ten finish of the season and fifth top place for the Scots.
- Neiswender was the most improved golfer of the day, taking 15 strokes off her game compared to the last Jamboree and scoring under 90 for the first time this season.
- Two Scots finished within the top ten of all participants today, with four of them making up the top 25.
They Said It
"This was a nice third place finish by the Scots. I'm happy to see Katie [Neiswender] come through with a great round. It's good to see consistency with our team scores - all in the 340s in MIAA tournaments." - Head Coach Charlie Goffnett
"My first nine was consistent and I played the game of golf that I knew I was capable of. I had one bad hole that easily could've ruined my whole round but I'm glad I put my head down and kept playing and put that hole behind me. Every stroke counts for my team and today it was awesome seeing us only 13 strokes off first place." - Kennedy Hilley
"It felt great to beat Olivet and we're 29 strokes up on Trine now. We still need to go out a play our hardest but a little cushion is nice." - Katie Neiswender
What's Next
The Scots will pick back up on Saturday (Sept. 30) for the final MIAA Jamboree at the Lenawee Country Club in Adrian.
Contact: Zach Russo, Assistant Sports Information Director, (989) 463-7436
