LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. – Up against a field full of NCAA Division II competitors, Concordia University Women’s Golf found itself in sunny Litchfield Park, Ariz., on the first of two days at the Southwest Minnesota State Spring Invite. The Bulldogs shot a team score of 354 on Tuesday (March 7) in their first action since the Nebraska Intercollegiate back in the fall. Concordia sits in ninth place out of the 10 squads at the 36-hole event held at Wigwam Red Course.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s squad had three individuals card scores in the 80s on Tuesday. Freshman Emery Custer led the way with a 10-over-par 82 that places her in a tie for 33rd out of 62 golfers. The rest of the team’s individual scores are listed below.
Day 1 scores
T33. Emery Custer – 82
T47. Mya Nurse – 87
49. Lauren Havlat – 89
T56. Logan Eschliman – 96
61. Sarah Wilson – 107
Muller’s women’s team participated in five events (nine rounds) during the fall portion of the 2022-23 season and averaged a score of 352.8. Concordia’s low round of the fall was the 334 it turned in on round one of the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational. Individually, Lauren Havlat produced the team’s four lowest rounds (three 81s and a 77). The top five Bulldogs in terms of scoring average entering the spring were Havlat (84.4), Custer (86.7), Nurse (87.1), Eschliman (91.4) and Ashley Gerczynski (100.4).
The first tee times on Wednesday are slated for 7:24 a.m. local time in Litchfield Park (8:24 a.m. CT). Concordia will try to keep in front of NCAA DII Bemidji State University (365 on day one) and perhaps catch Minot State University (339) on the team leaderboard.