2008 Woodie Awards
Women's golf places second, two tie for sixth
Corey Jaros
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Sports
It was another cold start for the women's golf team this past weekend at the Maverick Invitational in Waseca, Minn.
The Bulldogs finished the first day with a team score of 355, leaving them in third place behind Minnesota State University and Winona State University. Sophomore Krystal Limsiaco's round of 85 was Truman's best on Saturday, followed by junior Julie Williams' score of 89.
"We just weren't getting the ball in the hole," head coach Sam Lesseig said. "They were not hitting it exactly where they wanted to. It's as simple as that."
With only one more invitational before the NCAA Div. II Women's Golf Committee selects the top six teams from each region, the athletes know that every shot counts.
"Our first day was definitely not our best performance," senior Amanda Senn said. "We wanted to prove to ourselves more than anyone else that we can play better than that."
The team continued its trend of strong finishes with a score of 334 Sunday, shaving 21 strokes off of the first-day effort.
"We were not too happy with being in third place going into the second day," senior Marta Samojluk said. "Getting in front of Winona was a big deal for us because we are both fighting to get an invitation to regionals. That motivated us a lot to shoot better the second day."
Four of Truman's top five gofers dropped at least four strokes on the final day, allowing the team to take second place from Winona by eight strokes.
Williams led the rally Sunday, dropping eight strokes off of her first day score with an 81, the third-lowest round of the invitational. She finished with a total score of 170, good for a tie in sixth place.
Limsiaco shot rounds of 85 on both days, earning her a tie for sixth place. She has at least tied for the lowest score on the team at every invitational of the spring season.
Samojluk rebounded from her first round score of 91 to score the second lowest round for the team on Sunday with an 83, earning her a tie for 14th place. After playing during her first three years at Truman, Samojluk did not compete in last year's fall season.
The Bulldogs finished the first day with a team score of 355, leaving them in third place behind Minnesota State University and Winona State University. Sophomore Krystal Limsiaco's round of 85 was Truman's best on Saturday, followed by junior Julie Williams' score of 89.
"We just weren't getting the ball in the hole," head coach Sam Lesseig said. "They were not hitting it exactly where they wanted to. It's as simple as that."
With only one more invitational before the NCAA Div. II Women's Golf Committee selects the top six teams from each region, the athletes know that every shot counts.
"Our first day was definitely not our best performance," senior Amanda Senn said. "We wanted to prove to ourselves more than anyone else that we can play better than that."
The team continued its trend of strong finishes with a score of 334 Sunday, shaving 21 strokes off of the first-day effort.
"We were not too happy with being in third place going into the second day," senior Marta Samojluk said. "Getting in front of Winona was a big deal for us because we are both fighting to get an invitation to regionals. That motivated us a lot to shoot better the second day."
Four of Truman's top five gofers dropped at least four strokes on the final day, allowing the team to take second place from Winona by eight strokes.
Williams led the rally Sunday, dropping eight strokes off of her first day score with an 81, the third-lowest round of the invitational. She finished with a total score of 170, good for a tie in sixth place.
Limsiaco shot rounds of 85 on both days, earning her a tie for sixth place. She has at least tied for the lowest score on the team at every invitational of the spring season.
Samojluk rebounded from her first round score of 91 to score the second lowest round for the team on Sunday with an 83, earning her a tie for 14th place. After playing during her first three years at Truman, Samojluk did not compete in last year's fall season.
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