Women's Golf in second place after Day 1 of OAC Championships
April 25, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Ohio Northern women's golf team is in second place after the first day of the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Friday.
The Basics
- Ohio Northern is second of nine teams with a 52-over par 322-162--484
- Mount Union is in first place with a 320-161--481, Otterbein is third at 338-162--500 and Heidelberg is fourth with a 337-172--509.
- The teams played 27 of the tournament's 72 holes on Friday.
- ONU Season Record: 39-17.
- Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.
ONU Individuals
- Senior Amelia Burger (Centerville) is second of 44 golfers with a 76-40--116.
- Junior Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) is fourth with a 79-39--118.
- Freshman Mallory Meister (Milan/Edison) is sixth with an 83-40--123.
- Freshman Taylor Blackburn (Liberty Township/Lakota West) is 15th with an 84-45--129.
- Sixth-year senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) is 16th with an 87-43--130.
Notables
- Thus far this season, Alfes leads the team with an 81.0 average for 17 rounds, with Burger right behind at 81.8 for 16 rounds.
- Blackburn is third at 85.5 for 15 rounds.
- The Championship is a 72-hole event with 27 holes on Friday and Saturday and 18 holes on the final day.
- The top-14 finishers and tied receive All-OAC honors.
- The team that wins the OAC Tournament gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships May 13-16 at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va.
- Head coach Chad Bucci is 517-313-2 in his 11th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team, a winning percentage of .623.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday on Day 2 at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at River Greens G.C. in West Lafayette, Ohio.