Women's Golf Finishes Ball State Sunshine Invitational

Thursday, February 7

Dade City, Fla.

Florida Atlantic

Ball State Sunshine Invitational

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

2/8/2019 7:51:00 PM | Women's Golf

DADE CITY, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's golf team continued the season at the Ball State Sunshine Invitational at the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club on Thursday and Friday. The tournament was a match play event, with teams facing off against each other.

The participants in the tournament were James Madison, Saint Leo, Princeton, Omaha and Ball State.

QUICK HITS

The Owls finished with a 1-1-1 record after three rounds after defeating Ball State, tying Omaha and losing to Princeton
Rosa Barnak and Amanda Leslie each went undefeated through three rounds with 2-0-1 records. Barnak won against her opponents from Princeton and Omaha, while tying against Ball State. Leslie won against Omaha and Ball State and tied against Princeton
Madison Heideman went 1-1-1 on the week. She drew a win against Omaha, tied against Ball State and lost to Princeton
Arielle Keating and Jennifer Keim each picked up a win in the tournament. Keating and Keim each topped their opponents from Ball State

COACH NEFF'S TAKE
"Match play is something I want to try and incorporate into our schedule each year with it being such a high energy and team-bonding competition. It also is how we determine our eventual team national champion at the end of the season. We had glimpses of good play, but still can improve at finding a way to get the job done. Rosa and Amanda stepped up with two wins each and halving their other match. We're anxious to utilize the next eight days before we tee it up for our home event."

FULL RESULTS
Team Standings:
James Madison (2-1-0)
Princeton (2-1-0)
Florida Atlantic (1-1-1)
Omaha (1-1-1)
Ball State (0-3-0)

Round 1
FAU 4, Ball State 2
Heideman (FAU) vs. Tounalom (BSU), halved
Keating (FAU) def. Kim (BSU), 3&2
Barnak (FAU) vs. Knouff (BSU), halved
Lewis (BSU) def. Morgan (FAU), 2&1
Keim (FAU) def. Moritz (BSU), 2&1
Leslie (FAU) def. Armstrong (BSU), 3&1

Round 2
FAU 3, Omaha 3
Heideman (FAU) def. York (UNO), 4&2
Gittens (UNO) def. Keating (FAU), 6&4
Barnak (FAU) def. Hunke (UNO), 4&3
Chong (UNO) def. Morgan (FAU), 2&1
Boyle (UNO) def. Keim (FAU), 1 up
Leslie (FAU) def. Langford (UNO), 3&2

Round 3
Princeton 4.5, FAU 1.5
Walton (PU) def. Heideman (FAU), 2&1
Zhao (PU) def. Keating (FAU), 5&4
Barnak (FAU) def. Lau (PU), 1 up
Kong (PU) def. Morgan (FAU), 2&1
Al. Chang (PU) def. Keim (FAU), 2 up
An. Chang (PU) vs. Leslie (FAU), halved

UP NEXT FOR THE OWLS
The Owls will be back in action on their home turf in the FAU Winter Warm-Up on Feb. 17 and 18 at the Osprey Point Golf Course.

GOLF FORE AFRICA
All this season the Owls will be teaming up with Golf Fore Africa to raise money for clean water in rural Africa. The team's goal is to raise enough money to build a well for a village in Zambia, providing clean water for an entire community.

One well costs $15,000 to build and brings clean water to 300 people for life. Just a $50 donation brings clean water to one person for a lifetime. To date, Golf Fore Africa has built 160 wells and FAU is looking to be the first collegiate program to raise complete funding for a well.

Online contributions can be made here or by contacting Head Coach Aimee Neff (neffa@fau.edu).

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