BEVERLY, Ohio – The Otterbein women's golf team finished second, with a score of 685, in its first match since returning from spring break nearly three weeks ago and finished eight strokes back of first place.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Cardinals were able to finish second due to top six finishes from Lyndsay Blum and Abby Grospitch.
- Blum finished second overall with a total of 160, as the freshman was only bested by a Division II golfer. Grospitch shot an 83 on the first day and stayed consistent by shooting an 85 on day two of the Classic.
- Maddie Durbin finished third for the Cardinals, as she bounced back on the second day by shooting an 85.
- Meg Thomas and Abby Chilcoat rounded out the Cardinal lineup by both shooting a 181.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Blum went into the weekend averaging 82.5 and improved her average to 80.8 for the season.
- Viv George finished T-16th by shooting a 181, as she played as an individual. The freshman shot six strokes better than her season avergae on day two.
- Otterbein finished 15 strokes ahead of Captial, 69 shots better than Marietta and defeated Heidelberg by 70 strokes.
UP NEXT:
Otterbein will participate in the Mount St. Joseph Classic next weekend at the Miami Whitewater Golf Course.
