CHANDLER, Ariz. – The University of Iowa women’s golf team fell, 14.5-9.5, in its season-opening point scrimmage against Colorado on Monday at the Ocotillo Golf Club.
The format of the event saw each Hawkeye square off against a Buffalo counterpart in a head-to-head points matchup. The winner of the front and back nine earned their team a point and the overall round winner earned their team a point.
Three points were awarded during each round.
Volunteer assistant coach Jeff Schmid filled in on the Iowa lineup as senior Lea Zeitler was unavailable.
IOWA LEADERBOARD
Jeff Schmid – 3.0
Riley Lewis – 2.0
Madison Dabagia – 1.5
Kaitlyn Hanna – 1.5
Shannyn Vogler – 1
Paula Miranda – 0.5
Jordan Amelon – 0
Caroline Gray – 0
IOWA – 9.5
QUOTING COACH MENZEL
“Unfortunately, we came up short in our match today. We have had a great training trip and we were glad to be able to compete this weekend. We appreciated Colorado helping us coordinate this scrimmage to help both our teams prep for our spring season.”
UP NEXT
Iowa will head south for its first tournament from Feb. 12-14, traveling to New Orleans for the Tulane Classic presented by Chad Brownstein.