The University of Evansville men’s and women’s golf teams hit the midway point of their spring seasons at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn. on Sunday through Tuesday.
The Aces’ men earned a top 10 finish last time out two weeks ago at the Lonnie Barton Invitational. After carding a team-score of 306 in the first round, the Purple Aces recorded a 334 on the second day for a team total of 640. All 14 teams in the invitational field struggled in the second round as none of the competing teams improved their opening round score in their second round. Leading the way for the Aces were Tyler Gray and Noah Reese who each finished the two-day tournament with totals of 158. Gray opened the invitational with a 74 before recording an 84 on the second day, while Reese tallied a 77 on Monday, following up with an 81 in the final round.
For Evansville’s women, the Aces utilized an improvement on the second day of the tournament to grab a fifth-place team finish. The Purple Aces opened the tournament with a 330 in the first round, but bounced back with a 317 on the second day to push Evansville into the top five with a team-total of 647. Pacing the Aces was Madison Chaney who moved up three spots on the final day with a second-round 78 for an invitational total of 157 (79-78). For her efforts, Chaney was named Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week. Following Chaney was Sophia Rohleder who finished in a tie for 12th as Rohleder carded a 79 and an 80 for a total of 159. Just a stroke behind Rohleder, Minka Gill carded a two-day total of 160 (84-76) with an eight-stroke improvement in the final round to move Gill into a tie for 17th. Following Gill were Lexie Sollman and Giulia Mallman who finished within a pair of strokes of one another. Sollman carded a 10-stroke improvement on the final day as Sollman finished in a tie for 49th with a two-round total of 176 while Mallman finished in a tie for 54th with a total of 178 (88-90).
The Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate features a strong field on both the men’s and women’s side. Joining the Aces men in the field are Austin Peay, Belmont, Carson-Newman, Detroit Mercy, Eastern Kentucky, Lincoln Memorial, Marshall, Maryville College, Montreat College, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, and Wright State. On the women’s side, Evansville will compete against Belmont, Carson Newman, Dalton State, Jacksonville State, Marshall, Radford, Tennessee, Tennessee State, and Tennessee Tech. The intercollegiate features three 18 hole rounds spread out across Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
