Monday, March 23
Batavia, Ohio
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
NKU Julie Invitational
Jim Earle, Lillian Gottman
Photo by: Robert Hayes
Lillian Gottman in 10th After Day One of NKU Julie Invitational
3/23/2026 8:14:00 PM | Women's Golf
BATAVIA, Ohio - Lillian Gottman of the Purdue Fort Wayne women's golf team is on pace for her first top-10 of the season, as the junior is in 10th place after two rounds of the NKU Julie Invitational.
Gottman shot 79-76-155 on Monday (March 23), which put her in a tie for 10th with NKU's Ryliann Bednar. Gottman had 11 pars and a birdie on hole five in the morning. In the afternoon, she had 12 pars and a birdie on nine. That birdie came in the middle of an eight-hole stretch without a bogey to finish the day.
Natalie Papa shot 83-78-161 for 24th place. She had 14 pars in round two.
Emily Gottman shot 87-75-162. In round two, Gottman had 11 pars and birdies on 13 and 17. She is in 29th place.
Louise Ekesall shot 86-82-168 for 51st place. She had a birdie on hole 12 in round one and nothing worse than a bogey in round two.
Hunar Mittal rounded out those competing for the team score with an 89-82-171. She had 14 pars.
Lara Dommach played as an individual, but was the Mastodons' second-best score of the day. She shot 78-80-158, which put her in 17th place. She had 14 pars and three birdies with nothing worse than a bogey.
Lillie Cone also played as an individual, shooting 93-82-175. She had a stretch of seven holes without a bogey on the back nine in round two.
Despite a tough first 18, the Mastodons are in seventh place, but just 13 shots off third. They shot 335-311-646 on day one. Oakland leads the way with a two-round total of 599.
The final round of the NKU Julie Invitational will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday (March 24).
Gottman shot 79-76-155 on Monday (March 23), which put her in a tie for 10th with NKU's Ryliann Bednar. Gottman had 11 pars and a birdie on hole five in the morning. In the afternoon, she had 12 pars and a birdie on nine. That birdie came in the middle of an eight-hole stretch without a bogey to finish the day.
Natalie Papa shot 83-78-161 for 24th place. She had 14 pars in round two.
Emily Gottman shot 87-75-162. In round two, Gottman had 11 pars and birdies on 13 and 17. She is in 29th place.
Louise Ekesall shot 86-82-168 for 51st place. She had a birdie on hole 12 in round one and nothing worse than a bogey in round two.
Hunar Mittal rounded out those competing for the team score with an 89-82-171. She had 14 pars.
Lara Dommach played as an individual, but was the Mastodons' second-best score of the day. She shot 78-80-158, which put her in 17th place. She had 14 pars and three birdies with nothing worse than a bogey.
Lillie Cone also played as an individual, shooting 93-82-175. She had a stretch of seven holes without a bogey on the back nine in round two.
Despite a tough first 18, the Mastodons are in seventh place, but just 13 shots off third. They shot 335-311-646 on day one. Oakland leads the way with a two-round total of 599.
The final round of the NKU Julie Invitational will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday (March 24).
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