WEST LAFAYETTE, Ohio – The Capital University women's golf team put forth a quality weekend of golf at the OAC Fall Preview on Saturday and Sunday, highlighted by a record-setting performance from
Emma Konopa.
Konopa recorded two school records for both an 18-hole round and a 36-hole tournament score. In the process, Konopa secured a Co-Medalist finish, tying for first out of 37 golfers.
As a team, Capital took third out of seven teams, scoring a two-day total of 688, which ties for the second best 36-hole score in program history. The Comets opened the weekend with a 345 before carding a 343 on day two.
To open the weekend, Konopa fired off a two-over par score of 74, marking the lowest 18-hole score in program history, beating the prior best score of 77 by three strokes. Concluding the weekend, Konopa carded an 83 to bring her weekend total to 157 over the 36 holes. That total beat the previous record of 161 by four strokes. In the process, Konopa tied for the win with Otterbein's Aimee Hayes.
Next for the Comets was
Paige Leyda who also carded a top-10 finish as she placed ninth overall. Leyda combined her two rounds to total a score of 166 with a pair of consistent scores of 83.
Camryn Mauter was next for Cap, taking 15th place with a two-day total of 179. She also put forth a rather consistent weekend, carding rounds of 90 and 89.
Macie Mauck was the next Comets to place, finishing in a tie for 20th. She carded a 36-hole score of 186. Mauck opened with a round of 98 and then showed a strong round two improvement by shedding 10 strokes to card an 88.
Francesca Hatheway and
Casey Peach finished just two strokes apart in 28th and T-29th, respectively. Hatheway carded a 204 with rounds of 100 and 104. Peach finished with a 206 after rounds of 100 and 106.
UP NEXT
Capital will next take part in the Bluffton Beaver Fall Classic on October 10th and 11th at the Sycamore Springs Golf Course in Findlay, Ohio.