WOMEN'S GOLF: FOURMOST ACHIEVEMENT

ERICE WINS 4th STRAIGHT MEDALIST AWARD, NAMED WVIAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Marina Erice putt, Southern Regional
If Marina Erice isn't considered to be one of the greatest women's golfers in WVIAC history, it's time she be thought of in those terms.

The Concord sophomore has played in four conference tournaments in her young career and has won them all.

Erice claimed her fourth consecutive Medalist award at the WVIAC Southern Regional, which ended Monday afternoon at the Cobb Course at Glade Springs Resort in Daniel, WV.

On day in which gusty winds played havoc with scorecards, Erice (left) fired a 76 to end the two-round tournament at +6 150 – a stunning nine shots better than the rest of the field.

After the tournament, the resident of Pamplona, Spain was named the WVIAC Player of the Year.

Erice and CU teammate Justine Knox each earned spots on the All-WVIAC 1st Team.  Knox finished 4th in the Medalist race, shooting an 84 Monday to finish at 162.

Erice began her Medalist streak at the last year's Southern Regional, held in Tornado.  She followed that with a victory at the Northern Regional in Moundsville last October 3.  Nineteen days later, she won the WVIAC Championships in Davis.

“If you describe how she's played as 'awesome,' you'd be right,” said CU assistant coach Darcy Donaldson.  “To win four in a row is unprecedented.  Look at today – a lot of players were struggling, but Marina never got rattled and kept playing her game.  It was the best round of the day.  She's truly a remarkable player.”

Justine Knox 6
Erice led the field in birdies, par-3 scoring and par-5 scoring.  She tied for most pars and was second in par-4 scoring.  Knox (right) was second in birdies and par-5 scoring.

Heather McMillen shot an 81 Tuesday – 12 shots better than her first round score – to finish at 174.  Shelby Myers went 89-91 to end at 180.

Concord nearly claimed the team title as well. The Mountain Lions and Wheeling Jesuit were tied after the final round, forcing a playoff that the Cardinals won on the third hole.

“Usually, team score ties are broken by the scores of the teams' fifth player,” Donaldson said.  “But we didn't have a fifth, and neither did Jesuit.  So each team had two players in the tiebreaker, and both teams tied the first two holes.  Jesuit got us on the third hole.”


There's one more tournament left in Concord's regular season – the Gannon Spring Mixer.  The two-round event is scheduled for Sunday, April 22 and Monday, April 23 in Clymer, NY.





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