Women's Golf begins spring schedule with second place finish at Muskingum Spring Invitational

By Tim Glon

ZANESVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's golf team began the spring portion of its schedule on a chilly Monday afternoon with a second place finish at the Muskingum Spring Invitational at the Zanesville Country Club.

The Polar Bears (55-12 overall) finished with a 345 on the 5902-yard, par-72 course.

Otterbein won the team title with a 340, Muskingum was third with a 386, Capital was fourth with a 400 and Marietta was fifth with a 416.

Sophomore Grace Honigford (West Chester/Lakota East) and senior Karlee Staugler (Saint Henry) posted top-4 finishes to lead ONU in the 39-woman field.

Honigford carded an 83 to finish second and Staugler was fourth with an 86.

Sophomore Isabella Orofino (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and freshman Amelia Burger (Centerville) tied for seventh with 88s and freshman Rhianna Firmstone (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) was 15th with a 95.

Rachel Hatley of Otterbein won Medalist honors with an 82.

The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday and Sunday at the Bluffton Classic.

Team Standings

1. Otterbein 340, 2. Ohio Northern 345, 3. Muskingum 386, 4. Capital 400, 5. Marietta 416.

Top 5 Individual Results

1. Rachel Hatley (Ott) 82, 2. Grace Honigford (ONU) 83, 3. Lyndsey Blum (Ott) 84, 4. Karlee Staugler (ONU) 86, t5. Jackie Adler (Ott) 87, t5. Emma McGreal (Ott) 87.

Ohio Northern Individual Results

2. Grace Honigford 83, 4. Karlee Staugler 86, t7. Isabella Orofino 88, t7. Amelia Burger 88, t15. Rhianna Firmstone 95.

Other Ohio Northern Individual Results

t10. Meghan Utterdyke 90, 12. Rebekah Baumlein 92, t13. Torrie Smith 94, t21. Zoei Tee 100, t24. Olivia Galigher 102, t29. Hailie Wilson 104, 32. Jessica Tubbs 107, 33. Shelby Starkey 110, t35. Madyson Smith 114.