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BRULE, Neb. – Fort Hays State Women's Golf opened its 2024-25 season with a seventh-place finish in the Battle at Bayside, hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Avery Blasi led the way for the Tigers with a ninth-place finish individually, the lone Tiger among the Top 10 of the field.
The Tigers recorded team scores of 342 and 334 for a total of 676. FHSU's lineup of competitors included five freshmen and one sophomore, with Hayden York as the only returner from last year's squad. Nebraska-Kearney's A squad won the tournament with a 624, while Northwest Missouri State (640) placed second and Southwest Minnesota State (648) placed third.
Avery Blasi led the way for FHSU on the par-71 layout at the Bayside Golf Course. She carded rounds of 78 (+7) and 80 (+9) for a total of 158 (+16). She carded one birdie in the opening round and three in the second round.
Teammates Shayla Nordlund and Hayden York tied for 27th, each shooting identical rounds of 87 and 84. Nordlund had one birdie in the tournament, while York recorded a birdie in both her first and second rounds. Abbie Norris shot rounds of 90 and 86 to place 33rd, while Kiley Maier carded rounds of 96 and 86 to place 37th. Emma Walz also competed for the Tigers and shots rounds of 100 and 95, tying for 44th. Maier had four birdies, while Norris had three.
Calie Dockter of Nebraska-Kearney and Madilyne Schlaepfer of Northwest Missouri State tied for the individual title, each shooting 151 (+9).
UP NEXT
The FHSU women will make a return trip to Nebraska in a couple of weeks for the Fall MIAA Preview, hosted by Nebraska-Kearney at the Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney. The tournament is set for September 23-24.