Women’s Golf looks to continue strong spring at Benbow Invitational

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 After capturing the team victory at the Alabama State Spring Kickoff, the University of Evansville women’s golf team sets its eyes on the Benbow Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Blue Sky Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla.

Along with host Butler, Evansville’s competition includes Youngstown State, Radford, Western Illinois, Northwood, Illinois-Sprinfield, and Eckerd. The invitational features 18 holes on both Monday and Tuesday with shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m. on both days.

Opening the spring season, the Aces captured the team win at the ASU Spring Kickoff in Montgomery, Ala.. In the tournament, Evansville opened with rounds of 312 and 314 before recording a 317 in the final round to capture the win.

Evansville tallied a pair of podium finishes at the tournament. Sophomore Sophia Rohleder remained consistent throughout the tournament, finishing with a 76 in Tuesday’s third round for a second-place finish with a three-round total of 226 (74 – 76 – 76). Just one spot behind Rohleder, senior Sydney Anderson finished in third with a three-day total of 232 (77 – 77 – 78).

Finishing in a tie for seventh, senior Madison Chaney opened the tournament with a 77, followed by a pair of 82s to record a total of 241. Barely missing a top-10 finish, junior Lexie Sollman tallied a two-day total of 245 (84 – 79 – 82), rebounding from an 84 in the first round.

A pair of freshman finished one-after-another in the final standings as Alyssa McMinn (90 – 84 – 81) and Caitlin O’Donnel (89 – 85 – 84) finished in 15th and 16th, respectively.