University of St. Thomas Athletics
Monday, February 10
Palm Springs, Calif. / The Classic Club
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Mountain Classic Match Play
Photo by: Photo by Jeff Lawler
Women’s Golf takes 4th of 8 teams at Mountain Classic Match Play
2/12/2025 7:45:00 PM | Women's Golf
Kathryn VanArragon won all three of her head-to-head matchups
PALM SPRINGS, Cali. – St. Thomas Women's Golf matched up with a strong field for the Mountain Classic Match Play hosted by Boise State at the Classic Club in California. The Tommies took fourth place after defeating North Dakota State in the first round, 4-1, then falling to Northern Arizona, 3-2, in round two and Seattle, 3-2, in the third-place match.
Kathryn VanArragon swept each of her three match ups across the three-day tournament. She took down her NDSU match up by three holes, defeated her NAU opponent by seven holes, and brought down her Seattle match up by two holes. She was the only Tommie to win all three head-to-heads. Isabelle Lynch was the only other Tommie with a winning record (2-1-0).
Kathryn VanArragon W by 3, W by 7, W by 2 (3-0-0)
Isabelle Lynch W by 2, L by 7, W by 2 (2-1-0)
Emma Davies W by 1, L by 2, L by 5 (1-2-0)
Nicole Reineke W by 3, L by 1, L by 3 (1-2-0)
Amelia Morton L by 2, W by 4, L by 4 (1-2-0)
Day One
The Tommies matched up with the only other Summit League team in the tournament on Monday. They took down the North Dakota State Bison by a score of four golfers to one with multiple strong individual performances.
The largest margin of victory belonged to Nicole Reineke and Kathryn VanArragon, each Tommie sophomore won by three holes.
Reineke was tied with her match up, Avery Bartels on the 14th hole but came out with wins on 15, 16, and 17 with a par on each. She parred each of her final 10 holes in route to the victory. VanArragon took the lead on the very first hole and never looked back. She made birdie on four holes including three of her first seven. Kathryn led by five holes on the eighth hole and played strong golf the rest of the way through.
Isabelle Lynch won her match up by two holes and did not trail for a single one after a birdie on the first hole. She put together one of her best rounds of the season with just one bogey, three birdies and 13 pars.
Emma Davies was the only Tommie to play all 18 holes. Davies trailed by one hole after the sixth, tied it on the seventh and then never trailed again. She did open the door for her opponent with a bogey on the 16th but quickly closed it with pars on 17 and 18. Amelia Morton never led her match up and came up just short with bogeys on 15 and 16, she lost by two holes.
Day Two
St. Thomas could not pull out the victory against Northern Arizona and fell in three of its five match ups.
Kathyrn VanArragon won her head-to-head in commanding fashion, by seven holes. She made par on the first five holes and built a four-hole lead. She bogeyed six and seven as did her opponent. She recorded her only birdie of the round on 10 and locked up victory with a par on the 12th.
Amelia Morton won her match up handedly as well, by four holes. The freshman trailed by one hole on the fourth but tied her opponent with a birdie on the fifth. She took the lead with a par on the sixth and never gave up the lead. She played very solid golf down the stretch with six pars on her final seven holes.
Isabelle Lynch got off to a slow start and could not recover, losing by seven holes. Emma Davies did not lead after the sixth hole and ultimately fell by two; she played all 18 holes for the second consecutive day. Nicole Reineke led until the 15th hole but bogeyed 15, doubled 16, and bogeyed 18, she lost by one hole.
Day Three
The third day was like the second for the Tommies. They fell to Seattle, three match ups to two. VanArragon and Lynch were the only two winners for St. Thomas.
Isabelle Lynch played another phenomenal round with six birdies and an eagle on the 18th to put the exclamation point on her two-hole margin of victory. Her match up was tied as late as the 12th but she won 13 and 14 with a birdie on each and 15 with a par.
Kathryn VanArragon finished strong on the final day with birdies on 8, 10, 11, and 12 and pars on every other hole after the 7th. The sophomore won by two holes and did not have to play out the 18th.
Nicole Reineke lost by three holes, Morton by four, and Davies by five.
Up Next
The Tommies head onto a brief hiatus before returning to play for the Jackrabbit Invitational on Mar. 10-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Boulder Creek Golf Club. The invitational will have a 16-team field including five Summit League programs.
Kathryn VanArragon swept each of her three match ups across the three-day tournament. She took down her NDSU match up by three holes, defeated her NAU opponent by seven holes, and brought down her Seattle match up by two holes. She was the only Tommie to win all three head-to-heads. Isabelle Lynch was the only other Tommie with a winning record (2-1-0).
Kathryn VanArragon W by 3, W by 7, W by 2 (3-0-0)
Isabelle Lynch W by 2, L by 7, W by 2 (2-1-0)
Emma Davies W by 1, L by 2, L by 5 (1-2-0)
Nicole Reineke W by 3, L by 1, L by 3 (1-2-0)
Amelia Morton L by 2, W by 4, L by 4 (1-2-0)
Day One
The Tommies matched up with the only other Summit League team in the tournament on Monday. They took down the North Dakota State Bison by a score of four golfers to one with multiple strong individual performances.
The largest margin of victory belonged to Nicole Reineke and Kathryn VanArragon, each Tommie sophomore won by three holes.
Reineke was tied with her match up, Avery Bartels on the 14th hole but came out with wins on 15, 16, and 17 with a par on each. She parred each of her final 10 holes in route to the victory. VanArragon took the lead on the very first hole and never looked back. She made birdie on four holes including three of her first seven. Kathryn led by five holes on the eighth hole and played strong golf the rest of the way through.
Isabelle Lynch won her match up by two holes and did not trail for a single one after a birdie on the first hole. She put together one of her best rounds of the season with just one bogey, three birdies and 13 pars.
Emma Davies was the only Tommie to play all 18 holes. Davies trailed by one hole after the sixth, tied it on the seventh and then never trailed again. She did open the door for her opponent with a bogey on the 16th but quickly closed it with pars on 17 and 18. Amelia Morton never led her match up and came up just short with bogeys on 15 and 16, she lost by two holes.
Day Two
St. Thomas could not pull out the victory against Northern Arizona and fell in three of its five match ups.
Kathyrn VanArragon won her head-to-head in commanding fashion, by seven holes. She made par on the first five holes and built a four-hole lead. She bogeyed six and seven as did her opponent. She recorded her only birdie of the round on 10 and locked up victory with a par on the 12th.
Amelia Morton won her match up handedly as well, by four holes. The freshman trailed by one hole on the fourth but tied her opponent with a birdie on the fifth. She took the lead with a par on the sixth and never gave up the lead. She played very solid golf down the stretch with six pars on her final seven holes.
Isabelle Lynch got off to a slow start and could not recover, losing by seven holes. Emma Davies did not lead after the sixth hole and ultimately fell by two; she played all 18 holes for the second consecutive day. Nicole Reineke led until the 15th hole but bogeyed 15, doubled 16, and bogeyed 18, she lost by one hole.
Day Three
The third day was like the second for the Tommies. They fell to Seattle, three match ups to two. VanArragon and Lynch were the only two winners for St. Thomas.
Isabelle Lynch played another phenomenal round with six birdies and an eagle on the 18th to put the exclamation point on her two-hole margin of victory. Her match up was tied as late as the 12th but she won 13 and 14 with a birdie on each and 15 with a par.
Kathryn VanArragon finished strong on the final day with birdies on 8, 10, 11, and 12 and pars on every other hole after the 7th. The sophomore won by two holes and did not have to play out the 18th.
Nicole Reineke lost by three holes, Morton by four, and Davies by five.
Up Next
The Tommies head onto a brief hiatus before returning to play for the Jackrabbit Invitational on Mar. 10-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Boulder Creek Golf Club. The invitational will have a 16-team field including five Summit League programs.
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