COHUTTA, GA — The William Penn women’s golf team faced off against numerous ranked foes as it competed in the Dalton State Invitational Monday and Tuesday.
#25 WPU placed 11th out of 14 teams with a three-round score of 982 (319-336-327) at the par-72 Nob North Golf Course. Host and #2 Dalton State rolled to the victory at 873 (277-299-297), 33 strokes ahead of runner-up SCAD Savannah (Ga.).
The event featured 10 teams ranked inside the NAIA’s top 19.
DSU also had the individual medalist with Sydney Hermann taking first out of 79 competitors with a score of 211 (67-74-70).
Gabriana Franco (Fr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) topped the navy and gold by tying for 45th at 241 (76-82-83), while Carlee Frayne (Jr., Garner, Iowa, Sport Management) was next at 246 (79-80-87) to tie for 56th.
Courtney Jackson (Sr., Liberty Lake, Wash., Digital Communication) and Jaclyn Wojciechowski (Sr., Graytown, Ohio, Business Management) each tied for 61st at 251. Jackson had scores of 80-88-83, while Wojciechowski posted rounds of 84-87-80.
Olivia Lange (So., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) concluded the varsity scoring at 254 (86-87-81) to tie for 65th.
Playing as individuals, Grace Butler (Jr., Arnolds Park, Iowa, Engineering) tied for 70th at 265 (91-89-85) and Emma Lawson (So., Rossville, Ind., Exercise Science) placed 72nd at 268 (87-98-83).
“Similar to last week, Dalton State’s tournament was a stacked field,” Head Coach Elise Warne said. “It is always a good test for us to see where we are at this time of year. Again, similar to last week, unfortunately we were not satisfied with our results.”
“Our players expressed their frustration with their results in the review of our last two tournaments,” Warne added. “They have a real want to perform after not meeting their standards. They have owned it and have a fire to work over these next three weeks to make sure that we are in peak form heading into conference. These kinds of performances are frustrating, but they give us really good feedback on what we need to work on. We look forward to hosting our home tournament in which we will be able to honor our seniors and their contribution to this program.”
