Titans Take Fifth Place At UW-Platteville Invitational

The UW-Oshkosh women's golf team finished fifth out of six squads at the UW-Platteville Invitational held Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 26-27) at the Platteville Golf and Country Club in Platteville.

UW-Whitewater claimed the team title in the 36-hole tournament with 706 strokes, 130-over-par. UW-Stevens Point finished second with 719 strokes, UW-Platteville third with 722, Carroll University fourth with 754, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 796 and Clarke College (Iowa) sixth with 813. The Titans totaled 397 strokes on the first day of competition and 399 on the second.

UW-Oshkosh's Emily Wichman (Sr. • Neenah) placed 13th among the meet's 30 golfers with 186 strokes, 42-over-par. She attempted 97 shots on the first day of activity and 89 on the second.

The Titans also had Emily Clark (So. • Janesville) finish 22nd with 201 strokes, Alyssa Chase (Fr. • Sun Prairie) 23rd with 203, Coree Georgenson (Fr. • Stevens Point) 26th with 206 and Amanda Bingham (Fr. • Mukwonago) 30th with 247.

UW-Stevens Point owned three of the event's top five golfers, including Jessica Urban who captured medalist honors with 160 strokes, 18-over-par. The Pointers also had Danelle Olson place fourth with 174 strokes and Mary Donohue fifth with 175. UW-Whitewater's Emily Kuiper finished second and Chelsea Davis third with 169 and 171 strokes, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh is off until it competes Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4) at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational in Stevens Point.