By: Jon Garver, Director of Athletic Communications
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket women's golf team closed out a successful weekend, registering another strong round on day two of the Twin Ports Collegiate.
In Saturday's first round, the Yellowjackets fired a team score of 364. They followed that Sunday with another good round, shooting a 382 to finish the event at Nemadji Golf Club with a team score of 746. The Yellowjackets' mark was good enough for a third-place finish.
St. Scholastica took home the tournament title, shooting a team score of 646, including a sparkling score of 318 Sunday. Crown finished in second place, coming in with a total score of 700.
Leading the way for the Yellowjackets was freshman
Olivia Weyenberg (Stacy, Minn./North Branch Area). Despite shooting four strokes higher than yesterday's 87, Weyenberg carded the low score of the weekend, coming in at 178 to lead all Yellowjacket golfers. Weyenberg's score was good enough for a ninth-place finish.
Right behind Weyenberg was
Ashton Parnell (), last week's low shooter. Parnell shot a team-best 87 Sunday, giving her a two-day score of 179. She finished in a tie for 10th place.
Newcomer
Karin Hill (Duluth, Minn/Denfeld) placed 13th on the weekend, shooting a 93 on both days to card a 186 for the weekend. Rounding things out for the Yellowjackets was
Brooklyn Burger (Superior, Wis./Superior High School), who finished her first weekend of collegiate golf with a score of 216, good for 23rd place.
A pair of Yellowjackets were playing the weekend as individuals.
Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills), after shooting a 99 Saturday, improved by five strokes for a 94 Sunday, giving her a weekend score of 193, which was good for 15th place.
Annika Patrick () showed a big improvement over yesterday's 115. Sunday Patrick carded a 92 for a weekend total of 207, placing her 19th.
St. Scholastica's Carissa Oberding was the individual medalist, winning the event with a score of 149.
Next up for the Yellowjackets is the 2023 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Preview, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 14 at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker, Minn. The first tee shots are set for 10 a.m.