ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Dayton women's golf team finished in third place at the second annual Atlantic 10 Championship held April 20-22 at Evermore Resort Golf Club in Ordlando. Freshman Etta Huffman led the Flyers with her fifth-place finish, earning her the Co-Most Outstanding Rookie Performer award. The three-round championship was competed at par 72 and 6,001 yards.

Richmond claimed the league's team title and berth into the NCAA Regionals with its team score of 307-303-305=915 (+51) and the Spiders' Maya Beasley earned medalist honors with her score of 73-72-76=221 (+5). The Flyers came in third with a team score of 318-319-315=952 (+88).

DAYTON'S RESULTS
t-5th  Etta Huffman  75-80-79=234 (+18)
8th  Emma Sparling  80-76-82=238 (+22)
t-9th  Christina Pfefferkorn  81-82-76=239 (+23)
t-12th  Kylee Heidemann  82-81-78=241 (+25)
19th  Riley Johnson  84-83-83=250 (+34)

KEY STATS
147 - as a team, the Flyers parred a total of 147 holes, second most among the field
5.00 - junior Kylee Heidemann averaged a score of 5.00 on par-five holes, tied for lowest among the field of 30 competitors
🐦 - Huffman was tied for first among the field with seven birdied holes during the tournament

COACH'S QUOTE
"I am proud of this group and our seniors, especially," commented head coach Ellie Sipe following the final round of the championship. "It was a battle from start to finish this week but I tried to make sure our seniors were enjoying every second of their last event. We'll be back and better next year. Only up from here!

THANK YOU, SENIORS
The University of Dayton athletics department would like to thank the four departing senior team members for their dedication and commitment to both their academic and athletic efforts during their time as a Flyer: Ally Madden, Lilly Middleton, Christina Pfefferkorn and Emma Sparling. Best wishes on your future endeavors! #FlyerFamily

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