By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
Coach Erin Fahey is a former student athlete at Bowling Green who wanted to build a program. Now in her 4th season as the Bowling Green Falcons women’s golf coach, her teams are making a steady climb up the MAC golf standings. They have now finished second in addition to winning a tournament last season. Sophmore golfer Macie Elzinga was the medalist at the West Texas Classic. In this 10-minute podcast, we talk about the rise of the program, Elzinga’s medalist honors and how they compete with and topple perennial champion Kent State University.
The tournament story from their second-place finish is below
By: Jaydon Romero | BGSU Athletics
Abilene, Texas – The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Women’s golf team placed second overall in the West Texas Classic, hosted by Abilene Christian University. Macie Elzinga took home the tournament crown, placing first overall individually.
Elzinga placed first among 88 overall competitors in her first collegiate win.
Bowling Green finished with four athletes in the top 30.
TEAM SCORES
1. Macie Elzinga: 71-69-71 = 211 (+1)
T10. Ava O’Sullivan: 71-73-74 = 218 (+8)
T16. Sammie Dolce: 69-72-79 = 223 (+10)
T27. Addison Kartusch: 71-71-82 = 224 (+14)
T30. Audrey McIntyre (IND): 76-75-74 = 225 (+16)
68. McKenzie Miller:74-77-87 (+28)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Abilene Christian – 869 (+29)
2. Bowling Green – 873 (+33)
3. Northern Colorado – 880 (+40)
4. Texas El Paso – 885 (+45)
5. South Dakota State – 886 (+46)
6. UT Arlington – 902(+62)
7.Utah Valley – 904 (+64)
8.Lamar – 907 (+64)
9.Drake – 908 (+67)
10.Incarnate Word– 910 (+44)
11.Texas A&M Corpus Christi– 914 (+46)
12.Toledo – 916 (+50)
13 Prairie View A&M – 927 (+53)
14.Texas Southern – 940 (+58)
15.Oklahoma City – 965 (+58)
16.Stephan F. Austin – 992 (+150)
FROM THE LOCKEROOM
“I’m really proud of the team this week. They played some really solid yesterday and put us in a great position going into today. The wind was gusting all day, but they fought until the end. To finish runner-up in this field is something to be proud of. I want to congratulate Macie Elzinga on her first collegiate win. She played some great golf and showed poise, toughness, and guts to get it done. Overall, I’m really proud of the team.” – BGSU Women’s Golf Coach Erin Fahey
UP NEXT
The Orange and Brown take a well-deserved break from the action, as the next time they compete is a two-day tournament from March 30-31 at the Georgia State Invitational, hosted by Georgia State University.
