Full Results
LEMONT, Ill. (9/19/2015) -- Freshman
Erica Heath became the first Titan true freshmen to top the team in three years as the University of Detroit Mercy women's golf team began the fall campaign with the one-round UIC Shootout on Saturday.
The quick 18-hole event was held at the Par 72, 5,892-yard Cog Hill Golf Course.
Heath tied for 17th in the tournament with an 80, just a few strokes shy of a top-10 effort. She was also the first rookie to lead the team at an event since 2012 and the first rookie to lead the team in her collegiate debut since 2004.
Juniors
Sarah Montone and
Sarah Thompson were right behind her with an 81 for a share of 22nd, while junior
Alexandra LeBlanc posted an 85 in tying for 32nd.
Detroit finished fifth on the day with a 327 score.
THE SCORECARDQUOTE OF THE DAY- "For our first tournament, it was okay. We did some good things and Sarah (Thompson) could have easily been at 75 or 76 if she didn't catch some bad breaks at the end." – Head women's golf coach Terri Anthony-Ryan.
WHAT A DEBUT- Freshman Erica Heath became the first Titan true freshman to lead Detroit in a tournament since Olivia Richards won the Titan Quad Challenge with a 74 on March 5, 2012
- She also became the first Titan true freshman to lead the team in her collegiate debut since Mandi Dupuis was seventh at the Youngstown State Invitational in Detroit's very first tournament as a varsity program on Sept. 10, 2004. Dupuis shot a 158.
WRAP UP- "It was our first tournament and I was happy with the way we played most of the time. Erica had a great front nine shooting a 37 and I was happy to see her grind out the back nine. We will move on now to Loyola and look to improve on this opening round." - Head women's golf coach Terri Anthony-Ryan.
UP NEXT- It will be a quick drive to the next tournament as the Titans stay in the state of Illinois to play in the two-day Loyola Fall Invitational starting on Monday at the Par 73, 6,132-yard Flossmoor Country Club.
