Baldwin-Wallace College Women's Golf Team Finishes Seventh at the John Carroll Invitational
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College women's golf team shot a 390 and placed seventh of eight teams at the 2007 John Carroll University Fall Invitational Tournament today (Saturday, October 14) at the par-70 and 5,945-yard Fowler's Mill Golf Course in Chesterland. This was the final fall tournament for the Yellow Jackets.
Leading the way for B-W was senior three-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference player and two-time National Golf Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete recipient Molly Scheetz (Canton/ Perry), who carded an 87. She was followed by senior Karli Townsend (Malvern) with a 97, senior Rochelle McKinney (Malvern) with a 100, junior Lydia Cole (East Canton) with a 106 and junior Simone Short (Toledo/Whitmer) with a 112. In addition and playing as individuals, freshman Sam Migalski (Monahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) shot a 112 and freshman Nicole Carlone (Canton/St. Thomas Aquinas) had a 133.
Otterbein College won the team title with 340. Rounding out the top-three was Ohio Northern University in second with a 342 and host John Carroll in third with a 376. JCU's Amanda Shannon won individual medalist honors after she beat ONU's Meagan Brennan in a scorecard playoff after each golfer posted a round of 79.
The 2007-2008 season will resume next spring when B-W will play in five or six more tournaments, including the 2008 OAC Championship Tournament with an NCAA Division III National Tournament berth in the line.
FOR MORE B-W SPORTS INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple at 440-826-2327 or Assistant SID Cory Blackson at 440-826-2780, FAX us at 440-826-2329 or e-mail Kevin Ruple at kruple@bw.edu or Cory Blackson at cblackso@bw.edu. Women's Golf Coach Erika Schultz can be reached by phone at 440-826-3433, by FAX at 440-826-2192 or via e-mail at eschultz@bw.edu. The latest B-W Sports Information also can be found at www.bw.edu/athletics.