Whitford Leads Sandburg Women’s Golf in Season Opener
Aaron Frey
Monday, September 28, 2020 9:52 AM
Athletics
Galesburg, IL
The Carl Sandburg College women’s golf team held its first competition of the season Saturday, hosting St. Ambrose and Kishwaukee at Lake Bracken Country Club.
Sophomore Elizabeth Whitford (Dahinda, Ill./Galva) led the Chargers with a 91 as second finished second to St. Ambrose. The Bees totaled a 356 while Sandburg posted a 392 team score.
Sophomore Rylee Liles (Hennepin, Ill./Putnam County) had a 97 for the Chargers, and Kelli Kennedy (Henry, Ill./Henry-Senachwine) added a 98. Freshman Samantha Soleta (Prophetstown, Ill./Prophetstown) was Sandburg’s fourth scorer, with a 106.
St. Ambrose’s Maitlyn Sanders, a Galesburg High School graduate, was medalist with an 83.
At Lake Bracken Country Club, par 71
St. Ambrose 356: Maitlyn Sanders 83, Becki Meils 89, Alyson Scheidecker 90, Samantha Cramer 94, Abigail Scheidecker 97.
Sandburg 392: Elizabeth Whitford 91, Rylee Liles 97, Kelli Kennedy 98, Samantha Soleta 106, Averi Heintzelman 114.
Kishwaukee: Jillian Fuchs 115 (individual), Haleigh Peterson 120 (individual).
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
11 a.m. Oct. 4 vs. Danville Area at Ironwood in Normal
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