Westminster women lead PAC Championship field after 36 holes

Westminster's Erika Hoover fall medalist for second-straight year

10/13/2022 7:25:18 PM

VIENNA, Ohio (pacathletics.org)--Westminster College followed up Wednesday’s opening-round 341 with a 333 on Thursday and will take a 42-stroke lead into April’s final two rounds of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Golf Championship.

The 36-hole fall event was hosted by the Avalon Golf & Country Club in Warren, Ohio. The women played two rounds at Avalon at Squaw Creek in Vienna.

This year’s PAC Championships will feature a 72-hole stroke play event, beginning with 36 holes played this fall and another 36 holes played Friday-Saturday, April 21-22, 2023 at Mill Creek Metroparks and the Mill Creek Golf Course in Boardman, Ohio. The women will play two rounds on the North Course.

Westminster leads the eight-team field with a 36-hole team score of 674 (341-333). The Titans have won four-straight PAC titles.

Washington & Jefferson College is in second place with a two-round score of 716. W&J shot an opening-round 348 and scored a 368 in the second round.  

Allegheny College and Thiel College are tied for third after posting two-round team scores of 739. Allegheny finished with a 375 on Wednesday and a 364 Thursday. Thiel registered a 360 Wednesday and a 379 Thursday. 

Geneva College is in fifth place (794, 400-394), Grove City College is in sixth (841, 424-417), Franciscan University is in seventh (917, 444-473) and Waynesburg University is in eighth (1046, 513-533). 

Westminster senior Erika Hoover (New Castle, Pa. | Wilmington) secured fall medalist honors for the second-straight year Thursday after posting a two-round score of 162. She shot an 84 Wednesday before firing a 78 Thursday.

Westminster senior Kasey Clifford (Ocean City, N.J. | Ocean City) is in second place with a 163 (87-76). W&J sophomore Christina McGinnis (Clearfield, Pa. | Clearfield) is in third place with a 170 (83-87). 

The All-PAC teams, along with the PAC Players of the Year and PAC Newcomers of the Year, are determined by the combined 72-hole scores from the fall and spring championships. The All-PAC teams are made up of the top 15 overall scorers (5 first team, 5 second team, 5 honorable mention).

The combined 72-hole team totals determine PAC team champions and winners of the league's automatic-qualifying bids to the NCAA Division III Championships.

Team selections for the Division III Women's Championships will be announced Monday, May 1, 2023. The Division III Women's Championships are scheduled for May 9-12 at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.