Kent State Claims 19th Consecutive Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Title
Final Championship Scores
SILVER LAKE, Ohio -- The Golden Flashes continues to rewrite the Mid-American Conference record book as Kent State claimed a historic 19th consecutive women's golf championship after three days of competition at Silver Lake Country Club. Kent State shot a 54-hole score of 11 (875) , including an even-par 288 in the final round.
Kent State's, Michaela Finn, finished atop the leaderboard following the three-day competition. The sophomore won her first conference individual championship of her young career after turning in a final scorecard of -1 (71), for a total score of -2 (214) through 54-holes. Following close behind Finn were her teammates Pimnipa Panthong in second place, 1 (217), Karoline Stormo in third place with a 4 (22), and Wad Phaewchimplee in fourth, 8 (224).
Northern Illinois and Ohio battled it out through all three days of competition before the Huskies pulled away on day three to take home a second place finish following their respective score of 45 (909). Lena Guatier of Northern Illinois was the Huskies top golfer on the weekend. She posted scored of 79, 71, and 78 for a total of 228, 12-over par. Behind Gautier, NIU recorded an additional three top-15 finishes with Andrea Agniel and Kelly Anderseon tying in tenth place ( 13), while Brielle Ward tied for 12th after shooting 14.
For the Bobcats, Hailey Hrynewich was the top golfer throughout the tournament. The senior turned in a 36-hole score of 227 ( 11), including her first two rounds of 75. Marissa Balish finihsed inside the top-15 of the leaderboard after shooting a score of 14, good T-12.
After a unanimous vote by the coaches of all 10 respective coaches, Panthong was named the 2017 MAC Freshman and Golfer of the Year, as well as a First Team All-MAC selection. The Golden Flashes standout freshman is currenlty ranked 19th in the country.
2017 Sportswoman of the Year was awarded to Bowling Green's senior Fran Rodriguez by her fellow conference competitors. The Sportswoman of the Year award recognizes the player whom other players most enjoy playing or conversing with; has good rapport with her own team; is supportive of her own team, but also respects the competition; makes players feel comfortable to be around her; commands respect and esteem rather than merely being popular and would consider to be worthy of representing women's intercollegiate golf to others.
First Team All-MAC:
1. Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
2. Wad Phaewchimplee, Kent State
3. Michaela Finn, Kent State
4. Danielle Nicholason, Akron
5. Karoline Stormo, Kent State
Second Team All-MAC:
1. Hailey Hrynewich, Ohio
2. Pinyada Kuvanun, Toledo
3. Kelsey Murphy, EMU
4. Brielle Ward, NIU
5. Pimchanok Kawil, Toledo
Golfer of the Year:
Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
Freshman of the Year:
Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
Sportswoman of the Year:
Fran Rodriguez, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year:
Greg Robertson, Kent State
All-Tournament Team:
1. Michaela Finn, Kent State
2. Pimnipa Panthong, Kent State
3. Karoline Stormo, Kent State
4. Wad Phaewchimplee, Kent State
T5. Hailey Hrynewich, Ohio
T5. Jasmine Chee, Western Michigan
