SUPERIOR. Wis.—The UW-Superior women's golf team hit the links Saturday for day one of the Twin Ports Collegiate. The two-day event is the lone tournament at home for the Yellowjackets and took place at Nemadji Golf Course.
From last weekend's season opener to this week's home tournament the Yellowjacket women shaved 21 strokes during day one of the Twin Ports Collegiate, carding a team 82-over 370. The 'Jackets currently sit in fifth place heading into day two of their own tournament.
Leading the way for the Yellowjackets was
Olivia Weyenberg (Stacy, Minn./North Branch), who shot 10-over par for an individual score of 82 putting her in third place. Ahead of Weyenberg were Augsburg teammates Elizabeth Fagerlind and Avery Sawchuk. Fagerlind not far in front of Weyenberg would card a score of 80 and Sawchuk on top shooting just three over par.
Meet Notes
- After the first day of competition, Augsburg leads the way, shooting a collective 328, 40-over par. UW-River Falls sits in second shooting 55 over, for a team score of 343.
- Coming in behind Weyenberg for the Yellowjackets was Ashton Parnell (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti). Parnell landed herself in 15th with an individual score of 91, 19 over.
- A trio of Yellowjackets were not far off Maschke's pace. Freshman Lydia Saxin (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) carded 26-over 98. One stroke behind Saxin was Claudia Curtis (Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills) who registered a score of 27-over 99. Karin Hill (Duluth, Minn/Denfeld), who landed herself one stroke behind Curtis, would end the day with an individual score of 28-over 100.
- Bianca McGiffert (Duluth, Minn./Marshall) and Allie Maschke (Merrill, Wis./Merrill) each participated as individuals on the weekend. Maschke finished with a 95, while McGiffert carded her round at 102.
The Yellowjackets are back for round two of the Twin Ports Collegiate Sunday, Sept. 8 at Nemadji Golf Club. Tee time for the women is set for a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
