University of St. Thomas Athletics
Wednesday, February 14
Palm Desert, Calif. / Classic Club
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Mountain Classic Match Play
Women’s Golf comes up just short in Championship round
2/14/2024 8:07:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Tommies fell in three of their five matchups during the final round of the Mountain Classic Match Play event in California.
PALM DESERT, Calif. – The University of St. Thomas Women's Golf team finished in second place of eight teams after falling in the final round to Northern Arizona, three matchups to two at the Mountain Classic on Wednesday.
Kathryn VanArragon continued her impressive stretch with another victory, bringing her tournament record to an unbeaten 2-0-1. She won her head-to-head by five holes and carded a -3 in just fourteen holes played. She birdied four holes, including holes nine, 10, and 12, parred nine holes, and finished with just one bogey. The freshman shot a -8 over the course of 47 holes across three days of competition.
Niki Reineke too won her head-to-head during the championship round. The freshman won by a margin of just one hole and played all 18 on the day. Her +1 showing was enough to put the Toms in position to come home with the title.
Both Courtney Wedin and Isabelle Lynch lost by the Toms' smallest margin of defeat, three holes. Lynch finished the day with a +3 and Wedin carded a +7.
Quoting Coach Hanneman
"We are taking away so many positives from this event. I am proud of the effort the team put into this week. This was a great start to the spring season."
Kathryn VanArragon continued her impressive stretch with another victory, bringing her tournament record to an unbeaten 2-0-1. She won her head-to-head by five holes and carded a -3 in just fourteen holes played. She birdied four holes, including holes nine, 10, and 12, parred nine holes, and finished with just one bogey. The freshman shot a -8 over the course of 47 holes across three days of competition.
Niki Reineke too won her head-to-head during the championship round. The freshman won by a margin of just one hole and played all 18 on the day. Her +1 showing was enough to put the Toms in position to come home with the title.
Both Courtney Wedin and Isabelle Lynch lost by the Toms' smallest margin of defeat, three holes. Lynch finished the day with a +3 and Wedin carded a +7.
Quoting Coach Hanneman
"We are taking away so many positives from this event. I am proud of the effort the team put into this week. This was a great start to the spring season."
Players Mentioned
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Postgame: Tommie Women's Basketball, Summit League Quarterfinals v ORU
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