Ephs edge BU by one shot to capture Massachusetts State Invitational
HADLEY, MA -- Using a balanced effort, the Williams College
women’s golf team earned top honors at today’s
Massachusetts State Invitational, hosted by Mount Holyoke
College.
A total of five squads participated in the event, which took place
at the par-72 Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Mass.
Kimberly Eaton of Wellesley College claimed the individual
championship. Her score of 77 was five strokes over par.
The Ephs fired a 342 and finished just one shot in front of Boston
University, which carded a 343. Rounding out the field were
Wellesley (348), Amherst College (355) and Mount Holyoke (360).
The Ephs were led by junior Laura Koplik's 82. Koplik had a 41 on
the front nine and the back nine and tied for third. Junior Melissa
Barton shot an 85 and tied for seventh and Kait O'Brien tied for
nith with an 86.
Kristin Nottebohm and Anne O'Leary contributed 89s.
Next up for the Ephs is the Jack Leamon Invitational that is being
hosted by Amherst College at both The Orchards and Hickory Ridge GC
with one round on Saturday and one on Sunday.
