Blackburn, Meister lead Women's Golf to second place finish at 10-team Lourdes Fall Finale

SYLVANIA — The Ohio Northern women's golf team battled for a close second place finish in the Lourdes Fall Finale on Monday.

The Basics

• Ohio Northern finished 2nd of 10 teams with a 64-over-par 352.
• ONU Season Record: 20-2.
• Lourdes won the tournament at 350, Tiffin was third with a 357 and Madonna (Mich.) was fourth with a 358.
• Venue: Sylvania C.C. - Toledo, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Sophomore Taylor Blackburn (Liberty Township/Lakota West) tied for 5th of 57 golfers with an 85.
• Sophomore Mallory Meister (Milan/Edison) tied for eighth, making a strong back-nine effort with an 87.
• Freshman Katelyn Miley (Galion/Northmoor) tied for 12th, finishing at 17-over-par 89.
• Playing with the B-Team, freshman Myra Batra (New Delhi, India/Shiv Nadar School) took 11th place, shooting a 16-over-par 88.

Notables

• Blackburn finished within the top 5 for the first time this season, earning herself All-Tournament Team honors on her 20th birthday.
• Freshman Danika Eagle (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) also scored for the Polar Bears A-Team, shooting a 19-over-par 91.
• Senior Marissa Alfes (Bellbrook) is playing as an individual at the Dayton Flyer Invitational Monday and Tuesday.
• She carded an 80-80—160 on Monday to stand tied for 46th of 70 NCAA Division I golfers with 18 holes to play on Tuesday.
• Head coach Chad Bucci is 545-315-2 in his 13th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team, a winning percentage of .633.

Up Next 

• The Polar Bears will return to action Oct. 27-28 when they travel to Rome (Ga.) for the two-day Berry (Ga.) Chick-Fil-A Invitational.