The ULM women’s golf team finished first at the Steelwood Preview, hosted by the University of South Alabama.
This is the team’s third win, and second time they’ve won both team and individual competition during the fall season.
ULM had four players who placed in the top 10.
Allison Knowles won individual competition and finished 4-under 140, Kathy Sterling had a 5-over 149 and tied for third place, Angela No and Ines Fendt were in a four way tie for 10th place, and Emily Stratton finished two strokes behind with a 13-over 157.
“This last tournament was in preparation for the Sunbelt Conference in May, we wanted to see how we would do on this course, “said Innes Fendt. “Winning this tournament gave us confidence that we could definitely win in May. The course was not very easy and we all did a really good job,”
ULM finished the tournament 19 strokes ahead of Western Kentucky University and ended the tournament at 23-over 599.
ULM participated in five tournaments this fall, winning three of them and placing as runner up in a fourth.
At the Mary Fossum Invitational tournament, hosted by Michigan State they finished in 13th place with Allison finishing 12th.
At the Fred Marx Invitational hosted by ULM and held at Bayou Desiard Country Club, they took first place.
In the Lady Red Wolf Classic hosted by Arkansas State they also took first place.
At the UAB Fall Beach Blast they placed second, and then finished first in the Steelwood Preview tournament.
Allison Knowles finished at the top of the leaderboard three times out of the five tournaments.
“It’s been fun to watch Allison play, she is very talented and it has been fun to watch her develop. She is getting more comfortable with her game and college,” said head coach Stacy Snider.
“Her game is really starting to come together, she is really coachable and I think she is the best player in the conference,” said Snider. “We obviously have had a great fall, winning three tournaments. Allison winning tournaments, multiple top ten finishes from Kathy, Angela and Ines.”
“They are really playing well and feel like they can win every time they step onto the golf course, which of course is all I can ask,” said Snider.
The spring schedule tees off on Feb. 9 in Lake Charles for Le Triomphe. It will be a three-day tournament beginning on that Friday.
