Four Falcons Post Top-20 Finishes; Take Fourth at the Rocket Classic

Tuesday, October 14

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Four Falcons Post Top-20 Finishes; Take Fourth at the Rocket Classic

October 14, 2014 | Women's Golf

By: by Kevin Davis, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

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Port Clinton, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team had four different golfers post a top-20 finish this week, as the Falcons took fourth-place overall in the team standings at the 2014 Rocket Classic held at the par 72, 5,884-yards Catawba Island Club golf course in Port Clinton, Ohio.

Bowling Green, who entered the final round of play in fourth Tuesday morning, posted a three-round combined team score of 936, +72, to finish the two-day event in fourth-place overall out of the 13-team field. The Falcons carded team scores of 308, 306, and 322 for the tournament.

"Shelby (Wilson) fought hard in today's wind to lead us with a 78," commented head coach Stephanie Young. "Overall we just made too many big numbers which kept us from finishing strong and continuing yesterday's solid play."

The Falcons were once again led by senior Shelby Wilson who turned in a BGSU low round 78, +6, on Tuesday. When added to her Monday 18-hole scores of 78 and 76, Wilson finished the event in a tie for eighth-place overall with a combined 54-hole score of 232, +16. The Texas native, who led the Falcons with 12 pars on day two, totaled 32 pars and five birdies for her 54-holes of play.

Junior Lily Bartell finished in a tie for 12th-place overall, as she turned in rounds of 74, 79 and 81 to end the two-day event with a combined three-round score of 234, +18. Bartell recorded 11 pars over each round of play, finishing with a total of 33 pars and three birdies overall.

Right behind Bartell was fellow teammates Patricia Holt and Mikayla Baer, who placed in ties at 15th and 20th-place, respectively. Holt edged Baer by a single stroke, shooting rounds of 78, 78 and 80 to finish the event with a combined score of 236, +20. Baer registered rounds of 78, 76 and 83 to post a combined three-round score of 237, +21. Holt tallied 32 pars overall and one birdie over each round of play, while Baer carded a team-high five birdies for the tournament.

BGSU's Hannah Lewis rounded out the Falcon lineup this week, as the junior carded rounds of 80, 76 and 84 to finish in 29th-place overall with a 54-hole combined score of 240, +24. Lewis turned in 30 pars and two birdies over her two days of play.

Playing as individuals, Madelynn Swank and Fran Rodriguez finished in ties for 33rd and 36th overall, respectively. Swank climbed up the leaderboard on Tuesday, as the freshman had three birdies over her final round of play to finish with an 18-hole score of 80, +8. Combined with her first two rounds of 83 and 81, Swank turned in a combined score of 244, +28. Rodriguez shot rounds of 81, 79 and 86 to wrap up her two days of play with a 26 pars and a 54-hole combined score of 246, +30.

Toledo won the tournament with a team total of 903 (302-297-304), followed by Western Michigan in second-place with a 915, (301-307-307), and to round out the top three, Ohio with a total of 927, (312-301-314).

The Rockets' Sathika Ruenreong captured medalist honors by winning in a three-hole playoff with Kaitlyn Watkins of Western Michigan. The two finished the 54-holes event with identical combined scores of 218, +2, to force the playoff.

"We have had a successful fall, seeing many solid finishes in the top third of event fields. There has also been a lot of depth so far on the roster," continued Coach Young. "As the transition begins to training for the spring, we have much to learn from and build off of that can help us be better in 2015."

The tournament concluded the Falcons 2014 fall season, as BGSU posted five top-four team finishes over their six events. BGSU also totaled 19 individual top-20 finishes over their six fall events this season.

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4th – Bowling Green State University – 308, 306, 322 = 936, +72
T8. Shelby Wilson – 78, 76, 78 = 232, +16
T12. Lily Bartell – 74, 79, 81 = 234, +18
T15. Patricia Holt – 78, 78, 80 = 236, +20
T20. Mikayla Baer – 78, 76, 83 = 237, +21
29. Hannah Lewis – 80, 76, 84 = 240, +24
T33. Madelynn Swank – 83, 81, 80 = 244, +28 *
T36. Fran Rodriguez – 81, 79, 86 = 246, +30 *

* played as individuals