Statesmen Start Strong but Finish Strong
Raymore, Mo. William Penn women’s golf attempted to repeat as the Heart of America Athletic Conference champions for the seventh time in a row. The Statesmen were in the lead after round one but Mount Mercy came on in round two to take the lead. Park then emerged on day two and the navy and gold could not make up enough ground, ending the event in third place.
Cassandra Contreras of Central Methodist blew by the field on day two with 73 to take the individual title, the best round of the event, as she finished with 243 total strokes. Park and Mount Mercy dueled all day Tuesday and finished tied at 1,043 strokes after 18 holes. Park ended up taking hole #19 to take the team crown and qualify for the NAIA National Tournament.