April 28, 2025
Ferris State women’s golf team finishes as runners up in GLIAC championship tournament
The Ferris State University women's golf team finished as runners up in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Sunday as the Bulldogs narrowly fell to rival Grand Valley State University in the title match at Augusta.
Ferris State and GVSU battled to the finish, but the Lakers prevailed by winning three of the five head-to-head contests in narrow fashion.
Ferris State’s Susie Gietl, a PGA Golf Management major, won her match by three strokes and Sports Communication major Kamryn Shannon finished in a tie after 18 holes in her contest. The Lakers won two matches by a single stroke and one by two to finish on top.
The Bulldogs had defeated Wayne State University on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals by a tiebreaker to reach the finals after also finishing second overall behind GVSU in the stroke play portion of the championships on Friday and Saturday morning.
In the stroke play portion of the championship, the Bulldogs finished with a two-round total of 601 overall, trailing only GVSU, which netted a 578 team figure. The Bulldogs shot a 298 in round one and a 303 in the second round of stroke play. Wayne State was third, with 611, and Davenport University fourth with 619 in the nine-team field.
During stroke play, the Bulldogs' Lizzie Anderson, a PGA Golf Management major, earned runner-up honors with a 146 figure. She shot a 74 in round one on Friday and came back with a 72 in the second round on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Nursing major Ashley Thomasma carded a 76 in the final round after her first-round 73 to finish tied for fifth with a 149 figure.
Shannon also finished in the top 10 for a share of eighth place at 152 overall, notching a 75 on Saturday after carding a 77 in the first round. Gietl finished in a share of 17th place with a 157 total, posting scores of 74 in round one and 83 in round two. Kylie Walker shared 19th place with a 158 total, recording a first-round 78 and an 80 in round two.
In the semifinals, the Bulldogs got a win from Gietl by three and Anderson recorded a 10-shot victory while Shannon battled to a deadlock against Wayne State. Ferris State then claimed the tiebreaker by total strokes over the Warriors.
The event was held this year in Augusta, Mich., with action at Stonehedge North Golf Course near Battle Creek.
The Bulldogs are expected to receive a NCAA Division II Tournament berth and will await the official regional selections when the field is announced on Monday evening.