[Women's Golf] ONU finishes fifth at Carthage Shootout on the Border

BRISTOL, Wis. — The start of the 2017-18 season showed promise for the Olivet Nazarene University women's golf team. After day one of the Carthage Shootout on the Border, the Tigers were in third place, only five strokes back of first. Yet, a couple of teams ahead of them went low on day two making it hard for ONU to move up the standings. Olivet finished in the top five, only one stroke back of fourth. The Tigers only finished outside of the top five once during the 2016-17 season.

A total of 105 golfers played in the 36-hole, two-day event at the par-72, 5,836-yard course, Bristol Oaks Golf Club. ONU finished fifth with a team score of 679 (337-342, +103). UW-Whitewater won the event with a score of 649 (332-317, +73). Hope College (Wis.) shot a score of 660 (335-325, +84) to finish second. Carthage College (Wis.) came in third with a score of 671 (337-334, +95) and North Central College (Ill.) came in fourth with a score of 678 (344-334, +102).

The Tigers had three golfers in the top 20 and five in the top 50. Stephanie Eby (JR/Lemont, Ill.) led the way for the Tigers and came in tied for fourth with a 162 (79-83, +18). Makenzie Fisk (SO/Greenfield, Ind.) tied for 19th, shooting a 171 (85-86, +27) and her teammate Julie Hogan (SR/Pontiac, Ill.) also shot 171 (89-82, +27) to come in tied for 19th. Jacqueline Donahue (SO/Lafayette, Ind.) finished tied for 34th with a two-day score of 174 (87-87, +30). Mackenzie Mehaffey (JR/Winchester, Ind.) finished tied for 45th shooting a 179 (84-95, +35). Jessica Ackman (JR/Beecher, Ill.) finished tied for 60th with a 185 (94-91, +41).

ONU will play next weekend in the Olivet Nazarene University Fall Invite at the Kankakee Elks Country Club on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9.