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Women's Golf moves into first place tie after third round of OAC Championships

Women's Golf moves into first place tie after third round of OAC Championships
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April 26, 2025

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Ohio Northern women's golf team moved into a first place after the second day of the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday.

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The Basics

  • Ohio Northern is tied for first out of nine teams with a 322-326-344—992.
  • Mount Union is also tied for first place with a 320-329-343—992, Otterbein is third at 338-338-341-338—1017 and Heidelberg is fourth with a 337-349-345—1031.
  • The teams played 27 of the tournament's 72 holes on Saturday after playing 27 on Friday.
  • ONU Season Record: 39-17.
  • Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Junior Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) holds a one shot lead in the 44-women field with a 21-over par 79-76-82—237.
  • Senior Amelia Burger (Centerville) is tied for second with a 76-80-83—239.
  • Freshman Mallory Meister (Milan/Edison) is ninth with an 83-82-91—256.
  • Freshman Taylor Blackburn (Liberty Township/Lakota West) is tied for 19th with an 84-92-89—265.
  • Sixth-year senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) is tied for 19th with an 87-88-90—265.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern is looking for its fourth OAC Championships title after winning the crown in 2024, 2021 and 2007.
  • 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 Sunday on Day 3 at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at River Greens G.C. in West Lafayette, Ohio.