Belles Win Opening MIAA NCAA Qualifying Round
Saint Mary's Stories
- The Belles took a 20-stroke lead over the field after the first MIAA NCAA qualifying round.
- Taylor Kehoe was the medalist of the event with a two-over par 74.
- Hunter Kehoe (77), Summer Stillson (80), Courtney Quinlan (87), and Kelsey Conkright (87) all contributed to the win.
SAUGATUCK, Mich. - The Saint Mary's golf team fired a 318 to win the first MIAA NCAA automatic qualifier at the Ravines Golf Club on Friday.
The Belles hold a 20-stroke lead over Olivet, who turned in a team score of 338. Host Hope posted a score of 340, and Alma had a 360 to round out the four-team field.
Taylor Kehoe was the medalist of the event with a two-over par 74. She had ten pars and five bogeys while carding three birdies on the day. Hunter Kehoe matched the elder Kehoe's back-nine score of 36 to finish the round with a 77 while placing third overall.
Summer Stillson posted a score of 80 to claim fourth place individually. Courtney Quinlan and Kelsey Conkright each turned in scores of 87 while tying for 12th place.
By virtue of winning the MIAA regular season title in the fall, the Belles will host both the second and third 18-hole rounds of the three-part MIAA NCAA spring automatic qualifying playoff. The team with the lowest cumulative score after the three rounds of play receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in Florida in May.
The second of those three rounds will take place on Friday, April 27 at Knollwood Country Club in Granger starting at 1:00 p.m.