Monday, April 21
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Horizon League Championship
Olivia Jang
Mastodon WG Finishes Third, Jang Takes Runner-Up
4/21/2025 7:36:00 PM | Women's Golf
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team made history on Monday (April 21), taking third at the Horizon League Championship. Olivia Jang became the first runner-up at a league championship in program history.
The 'Dons had two players earn top-10 finishes. Jang took second with a three-round total of 229 and Louise Ekesall took seventh with a 237, her best 54-hole score of the year. Jang was named to the Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team for her top-five finish.
The Mastodons' third-place finish is the best in program history. The previous best was sixth.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished 313-311-317-941. Oakland won the event with a 927 and Youngstown State finished second with a 929.
Jang finished the event with a 78-74-77-229. The sophomore had 11 pars with three birdies on seven, 11 and 16. She placed her drive on 16 perfectly down the fairway, avoiding trouble right and left. She was 1-under over the final five holes and even over the last eight. This was Jang's third runner-up finish of her career.
Louise Ekesall shot 82-77-78-237, which was good for seventh. It was her third top-10 of her freshman season. She started her day with a birdie on the opening hole, her second birdie on the hole in the tournament. After sixes on five and six, she had nothing worse than a bogey the rest of the way. She birdied 16 and finished with a par on 18.
Gottman shot 76-79-84-239, tying for 11th. After an uneven front nine, she had a stretch of five pars on the back nine. On 13, she made a great shot out of the fairway bunker to make the green in regulation and get par.
Hunar Mittal shot 78 in round three, seven strokes better than round two. After a five-bogey front nine, she locked in and was even on the back. She birdied holes 11 and 15, which was in the midst of a six-hole stretch without a bogey. She finished with two pars to take 15th.
Natalie Papa shot 85-81-85-251 to take 24th place. She had nine pars in the final round.
The season ends for the Mastodons. Oakland moves on to the NCAA Regional and YSU's Neeranuch Prajunpanich moves on as an individual.
The 'Dons had two players earn top-10 finishes. Jang took second with a three-round total of 229 and Louise Ekesall took seventh with a 237, her best 54-hole score of the year. Jang was named to the Horizon League Championship All-Tournament Team for her top-five finish.
The Mastodons' third-place finish is the best in program history. The previous best was sixth.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished 313-311-317-941. Oakland won the event with a 927 and Youngstown State finished second with a 929.
Jang finished the event with a 78-74-77-229. The sophomore had 11 pars with three birdies on seven, 11 and 16. She placed her drive on 16 perfectly down the fairway, avoiding trouble right and left. She was 1-under over the final five holes and even over the last eight. This was Jang's third runner-up finish of her career.
Louise Ekesall shot 82-77-78-237, which was good for seventh. It was her third top-10 of her freshman season. She started her day with a birdie on the opening hole, her second birdie on the hole in the tournament. After sixes on five and six, she had nothing worse than a bogey the rest of the way. She birdied 16 and finished with a par on 18.
Gottman shot 76-79-84-239, tying for 11th. After an uneven front nine, she had a stretch of five pars on the back nine. On 13, she made a great shot out of the fairway bunker to make the green in regulation and get par.
Hunar Mittal shot 78 in round three, seven strokes better than round two. After a five-bogey front nine, she locked in and was even on the back. She birdied holes 11 and 15, which was in the midst of a six-hole stretch without a bogey. She finished with two pars to take 15th.
Natalie Papa shot 85-81-85-251 to take 24th place. She had nine pars in the final round.
The season ends for the Mastodons. Oakland moves on to the NCAA Regional and YSU's Neeranuch Prajunpanich moves on as an individual.
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