After a season that boasted two first-place finishes and several other top five finishes, the Warhawks expect to have even more success this season.

The roster is a healthy mix of veteran golfers and newcomers.

“I feel confident with the maturity of these girls,” said head coach Stacy Snider. “Most of them have played since they were freshmen and now they’re upperclassmen, mostly juniors.”

Two of the experienced juniors that coach Snider talked about were Ines Fendt and Emily Stratton.

In the team’s first tournament of the year in East Lansing, Michigan, Fendt finished tied for 71st and Stratton placed 88th.

The tournament was one of the toughest that Warhawks will participate in all season. Michigan State, Ohio State and Notre Dame were just a few of the teams that were in the field with ULM.

Coach Snider spoke about the team’s performance in Michigan.

“It really showed us what we need to work on and our weaknesses as far as our game,” said Snider. “That golf course tested every part of our game, from mental to putting to short game and to ball striking.”

The Warhawks played host for the only time of the season this weekend as they hosted the Fred Marx Invitational in Monroe.

Prior to the tournament, Stratton talked about how the team is going to use their struggles at the first tournament to have a better performance in Monroe.

“Last week was a bit rough, but I feel like we’re going to come out, try to win, and try to do better than we did last week,” Stratton said.

Fendt was also excited about their opportunity to play on a course that the team is comfortable with.

“For this week we are excited because we’ve qualified on this course many times,” said Fendt. After this weekend, the Warhawks will have to wait until October 14 to take to the course again when they will participate in the Arkansas State tournament in Jonesboro, Arkansas.