BUFFALO LAKE, Minn. – The UW-Superior women's golf team traveled to Martin Luther for the MLC Invite at Oakdale Golf Club on Saturday morning. Battling scorching temperatures, the Yellowjackets did not let the weather hold them back.
Following a strong third-place finish at the BLC Invite on Friday, the Yellowjackets carried their momentum into Saturday's competition, once again securing third place with an impressive collective score of 366. Improving on their previous performance, UWS shaved 10 strokes off Friday's total.
Tournament Notes
- Olivia Weyenberg (Stacy, Minn./North Branch) led the way for the Yellowjackets in seventh place, carding a score of 88.
- Teammate Ashton Parnell (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) followed closely behind Weyenberg in eighth place, carding a score of 89.
- Lydia Saxin (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) followed not far behind, putting up a score of 94. Saxin would finish the day tied in 12th place with Isabelle Lee and Ellie Rolland, both from Northwestern.
- Karin Hill (Duluth, Minn/Denfeld) posted a total score of 95, finishing tied in 15th place with Ashley Larson of Crown.
- Kenzie Tuura (Iron River, Wis./Northwestern) finished just one stroke behind teammate Hill. Tuura would finish in 17th place.
- Rounding it out for the Yellowjackets was Allie Maschke (Merrill, Wis./Merrill), who finished with a score of 99.
- Northwestern topped the leaderboard at the conclusion of the tournament with a collective score of 341.
- Northwestern's Morgan Eckman topped the individual leaderboard with a score of 77, finishing just five strokes over par.
The Yellowjackets are back on the road Oct. 3-5 when they head to the UMAC Championship. The UMAC Championship is set to take place at the Pebble Creek Golf Club.
