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Spring golf in full swing
The Pointer
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The women’s golf team, fresh off a sixth place finish in the Jekyll Island Women’s Collegiate Invite at Indian Mound Golf Course, hope to keep up momentum as the season continues.
Of the 26 teams invited to Georgia for the event, the fourth ranked Pointers posted the third best score from a Division III team. They were led by sophomore Jessica Urban who posted a three round total of 229(+13). Her score was good enough to take first place by two strokes after finishing second overall last year.
Other Pointers finishing in the top 50 were junior Amanda Dlugopolski, who was tied for 28 the after she shot 254 (+38), and senior Sarah Mosher was tied for 44th with a score of 258 (+42).
Mosher called Urban’s performance impressive. “(Urban) has really stepped up,” said Mosher. “It has been tough with the weather not working in our favor, but we have still been working really hard trying to stay in the shape with morning workouts and getting as much work that we can do inside.”
Both Mosher and Urban will play individually in this week’s tournament at the Carleton College Invitational in Minnesota. “Playing in this tournament will be great for us to get some competitive rounds in before nationals and we are planning on bringing home two medals this weekend,” said Mosher.
Leadership and chemistry have a lot to do with the performance of the team. “Being a team, we know everyone has the ability to step up and win a tournament,” said Mosher. “We do not have to rely on the same person every day.” Mosher expects Urban and Dlugopolski will both be leaders in their own way, adding, “I have seen them both stand up and be leaders at different times already.”
The team has received a tremendous boost from its underclassman all year long. This past fall freshman Michelle Pascavis was awarded the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Palyer of the Year award. Pascavis is the first Pointer to win the award and only the second freshman in conference history to win.
Pascavis was also named first team all-conference along with sophomore teammates Amy Stiloski and Urban. Mosher was named to the second team and was named to the all-sportsmanship team as well.
After this week’s tournament in Minnesota the Pointers will have two straight conference trips to Oshkosh (April 12-13) and to Eau Claire (April 26-27) in preparation for the Division III National Championship which takes place in Waverly, Iowa May 13-16.