Tuesday, October 13
North East, Pa.
All Day
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Evann Parker Memorial
Mastodon women's golf team (photo by Cameron Horning)
Hunar Mittal, Mastodons Claim Evann Parker Memorial Trophies
10/13/2026 4:37:00 PM | Women's Golf
NORTH EAST, Pa. - With five top-five finishers, including Hunar Mittal claiming medalist, the Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team claimed the Evann Parker Memorial team title on Tuesday (Oct. 13). The Mastodons beat the runner-up Mercyhurst squad by 50 strokes.
It was Mittal's first-ever medalist honor, and she became the second Mastodon to ever earn an individual champion award. She also became the program's all-time leader with 11 top-10 finishes in her career.
As a team, the Mastodons shot 604 to pick up their first team victory of the season. It was the Mastodons' sixth team title and fifth of the Jim Earle era.
While Mittal's individual title was the highlight for the 'Dons, all six 'Dons that traveled earned a top-10 spot: Mittal (1st, 149), Lillian Gottman (2nd, 151), Louise Ekesall (3rd, 152), Lillie Cone (4th, 155), Emily Gottman (4th, 155) and Amaya Wade (7th, 158).
Mittal shot a 78 on Tuesday, but she was good enough in round one to still claim medalist honors. She had 12 pars and six bogeys, including five pars in a row midway through the round.
Lillian Gottman took second thanks to a second round of 75. She had nine pars on the front nine, then found a birdie on hole 11. She finished her day with two pars in a row.
Ekesall shot 77 in round two for third place. She had a birdie on the par-5 17th and a stretch of seven pars from holes 7-12.
Cone and Emily Gottman both shot 75 on Tuesday to tie for fourth. Cone had nothing worse than a bogey all day and finished her day with a birdie on nine and six pars in a row. Gottman's 75 featured three birdies in a row to start the day on holes 17, 18 and one. Later on, she birdied five, then finished her day with four pars.
Wade picked up the first top-10 of her career after shooting 77 in round two. She started and ended with a birdie on holes 13 and 12, and sandwiched another in between on hole seven.
The Mastodons will bring home their team, individual and runner-up trophies back to Fort Wayne before heading to the Braun Intercollegiate on October 19-20.
It was Mittal's first-ever medalist honor, and she became the second Mastodon to ever earn an individual champion award. She also became the program's all-time leader with 11 top-10 finishes in her career.
As a team, the Mastodons shot 604 to pick up their first team victory of the season. It was the Mastodons' sixth team title and fifth of the Jim Earle era.
While Mittal's individual title was the highlight for the 'Dons, all six 'Dons that traveled earned a top-10 spot: Mittal (1st, 149), Lillian Gottman (2nd, 151), Louise Ekesall (3rd, 152), Lillie Cone (4th, 155), Emily Gottman (4th, 155) and Amaya Wade (7th, 158).
Mittal shot a 78 on Tuesday, but she was good enough in round one to still claim medalist honors. She had 12 pars and six bogeys, including five pars in a row midway through the round.
Lillian Gottman took second thanks to a second round of 75. She had nine pars on the front nine, then found a birdie on hole 11. She finished her day with two pars in a row.
Ekesall shot 77 in round two for third place. She had a birdie on the par-5 17th and a stretch of seven pars from holes 7-12.
Cone and Emily Gottman both shot 75 on Tuesday to tie for fourth. Cone had nothing worse than a bogey all day and finished her day with a birdie on nine and six pars in a row. Gottman's 75 featured three birdies in a row to start the day on holes 17, 18 and one. Later on, she birdied five, then finished her day with four pars.
Wade picked up the first top-10 of her career after shooting 77 in round two. She started and ended with a birdie on holes 13 and 12, and sandwiched another in between on hole seven.
The Mastodons will bring home their team, individual and runner-up trophies back to Fort Wayne before heading to the Braun Intercollegiate on October 19-20.
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