By Ashley Watts, Sports Editor
The Ranger women’s golf team gear up to play in their first tournament held on Sept. 3-4 in Kansas City, Missouri.
After graduating three seniors the women’s golf team added five newcomers to the team this year.
Joining the sole returner, Ashley Watts, are three transfers, Madison Masch, Mackena Tennyson and Cali Taylor, and freshman, Samantha Friday and Angela Egger.
“We are a totally different team going in to this year,” said head coach, Tim Lauderdale. “We added more players to the roster than we have had previous years which has sparked the completion level at practice and we have only be able to be on the course for week.”
In the Great American Conference preseason poll, that came out earlier this week, the Lady Rangers were ranked No.9.
“The women’s team did not finish last in a single tournament last year and we don’t expect that to change this year,” Lauderdale said. “It’s a tough conference to play in, no doubt, but we are excited to see how these girls come together and compete.”
“I am excited for this new group of girls and I’m excited to see how they preform in their first golf tournament of the season,” said Nikkole Donk, graduate assistant for golf.
After the Central Region Preview, the Lady Rangers will head home to host the Ranger Invite on Sept. 16-17 at the Meadowlake Golf Course in Enid.
The men’s team will hit the links for the first time on Sept. 8-10 at the GAC Preview held at Lake Hefner Golf Course in Oklahoma City.