PRESCOTT, Wis. – The Yellowjacket women's golf team wrapped up play at the Falcon Invite Sunday, hosted by the Falcons of UW-River Falls. The opening round of the 2024-25 season saw the 'Jackets fire a 391 and sit in 11th place.
Despite UWS finishing the tournament in 11th place, Sunday saw the 'Jackets knock off some rust, trimming 33 strokes from day one and carding a 358 for a collective 749. Additionally, all Yellowjacket entries shaved at least two strokes from Saturday's scorecard.
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Ashton Parnell (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) spearheaded the Yellowjackets Sunday, finishing with an 83. She fired six pars on the front nine while adding two more on the back nine.
Tournament Notes
- Behind Parnell was sophomore Olivia Weyenberg (Stacy, Minn./North Branch), ending the Falcon Invite with an 88. She also fired six pars on the front nine, with two more on the back nine.
- Kenzie Tuura (Iron River, Wis./Northwestern) shaved ten strokes from her Saturday round, capping her weekend with a 92. After a birdie on the par-three 16th yesterday, she doubled down and carded two birdies on the afternoon, coming on the par-four first and the par-five 18th.
- Finishing the day with a 95 was Karin Hill (Duluth, Minn/Denfeld), who garnered four pars while shaving seven strokes from Saturday.
- Allie Maschke's (Merrill, Wis./Merrill) Sunday featured a 27-over 99, cutting seven strokes from her opening round performance.
- Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills), Bianca McGiffert (Duluth, Minn./Marshall) and Lydia Saxin (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) each participated as individuals on the weekend. Curtis finished with a 97, while McGiffert and Saxin fired rounds of 104 and 95, respectively.
The Yellowjackets will play their lone-home tournament of the season Sept. 7-8, taking place at Nemadji Golf Club.
