Falcons Wrap Up Fall Slate with an Eighth-Place Finish at the MAC Fall Preview

Monday, October 12

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Falcons Wrap Up Fall Slate with an Eighth-Place Finish at the MAC Fall Preview

October 12, 2015 | Women's Golf

By: by Kevin Davis, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications

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Noblesville, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team wrapped up its 2015 fall season with an eighth-place team finish at the 2015 MAC Fall Preview held at the Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Ind. on Oct. 11-12.

The Falcons carded team rounds of 302, 313 and 318 to finish in eighth-place overall with a 54-hole team score of 933, +69. BGSU finished ahead of Ohio (945), Indiana State (954), Illinois-Chicago (965), Central Michigan (972) and Cleveland State (998) in the 13-team field.

As a team, the Falcons were tied for fourth with 27 birdies overall.

"We just weren't able to execute our game plan today. It's a disappointing finish for us. However, the positive is that we will have an opportunity to play this golf course again in April," commented head coach Stephanie Young. "Overall it's been a really solid fall for us. Our team scores have shown at each of the events in one or more rounds that we can compete. We must keep working hard to improve and build on things for a successful spring. The tough schedule will really help us prepare for the MAC Championship in April."

Hannah Lewis was the top-Falcon at the two-day event, posting rounds of 79, 74 and 78 for a 54-hole score of 231, +15, to place her in a tie for 21st overall. The senior, who had multiple birdies over all three rounds of play, totaled eight birdies overall to go along with 27 pars over her 54 holes. Lewis was tied for second overall in the entire tournament field with a par-5 scoring average of 4.83, -2 under par, and finished in a tie at seventh with a par-3 scoring average of 3.00, even par, for the tournament.

Just one stroke behind Lewis was fellow senior Lily Bartell who turned in a final round of 80, +8, on Monday. Combined with her first two rounds of 77 and 75, Bartell finished in a tie for 24th-place with a three round combined score of 232, +16. She tallied five birdies and 31 pars over the two days of play.

Both Erin Fahey and Mikayla Baer ended the tournament in a tie for 36th-place overall with matching 54-hole scores of 236, +20. Fahey shot rounds of 73, 85 and 78 over the three rounds of play, which included five birdies and 29 pars overall. Baer, who recorded six birdies and 27 pars, registered rounds of 73, 81 and 82 over her final fall event of 2015.

Rounding out the lineup for the Falcons was Fran Rodriguez who finished in a tie for 66th-place overall with a 54-hole score of 256, +40. The junior carded rounds of 86, 83 and 87 over her two days of play. She notched three birdies and 21 pars overall at the 2015 MAC Fall Preview event.

Sophomore Miranda Dubler, who played as an individual in the event, finished in 69th-place overall with rounds of 83, 89 and 87 for a combined 54-hole score of 259, +43. She turned in a total of three birdies and 20 pars overall for the two-day tournament.

Toledo carded a team-low round 298 over the final round of play on Monday to earn the first-place win with a 54-hole score of 897, +33. Western Michigan (907) and Eastern Michigan (907) finished in a tie for second-place overall on the team leaderboard, while Akron (912) and Ball State (913) rounded out the top-five.

The Falcons will next be in action on Feb. 8-9 at the Women's Mid-American Match Play Challenge event held by BGSU in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

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8th – Bowling Green – 302, 313, 318 = 933, +69
T21. Hannah Lewis – 79, 74, 78 = 231, +15
T24. Lily Bartell – 77, 75, 80 = 232, +16
T36. Erin Fahey – 73, 85, 78 = 236, +20
T36. Mikayla Baer – 73, 81, 82 = 236, +20
T66. Fran Rodriguez – 86, 83, 87 = 256, +40
69. Miranda Dubler – 83, 89, 87 = 259, +43 *

*played as an individual