Ferris State Women's Golf Earns Runner-Up Honors At 2025 GLIAC Championship
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University women's golf team came up short in its quest for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship on Sunday (April 27) as the Bulldogs narrowly fell to rival Grand Valley State in the title match at Augusta, Mich.
Ferris State and GVSU battled to the finish, but the Lakers prevailed by winning three of the five head-to-head contests in narrow fashion.
FSU's Susie Gietl won her match by three strokes and Kamryn Shannon finished in a tie after 18 holes in her contest. The Lakers won two matches by a single stroke and one by two to finish on top.
The Bulldogs had defeated Wayne State on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals by a tiebreaker to reach the finals after also finishing second overall behind GVSU in the stroke play portion of the championships on Friday and Saturday morning.
In the stroke play portion of the championship, the Bulldogs finished with a two-round total of 601 overall, trailing only GVSU, which netted a 578 team figure. The Bulldogs shot a 298 in round one and a 303 in the second round of stroke play. Wayne State was third (611) and Davenport fourth (619) in the nine-team field.
During stroke play, the Bulldogs' Lizzie Anderson earned runner-up honors with a 146 figure. She shot a 74 in round one on Friday and came back with a 72 in the second round on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Ashley Thomasma carded a 76 in the final round after her first-round 73 to finish tied for fifth with a 149 figure.
Shannon also finished in the top 10 in a share of eighth place at 152 overall, notching a 75 on Saturday after carding a 77 in the first round. Gietl finished in a share of 17th place with a 157 total, posting scores of 74 in round one and 83 in round two. Kylie Walker shared 19th place with a 158 total, recording a first-round 78 and an 80 in round two.
In the semifinals, the Bulldogs got a win from Gietl by three and Anderson recorded a 10-shot victory while Shannon battled to a deadlock against Wayne State. FSU then claimed the tiebreaker by total strokes over the Warriors.
The event was held this year in Augusta, Mich., with action at Stonehedge North Golf Course near Battle Creek.
The Bulldogs are expected to receive a NCAA Division II Tournament berth and will await the official regional selections when the field is announced on Monday evening.
Visit the link below for final results from the GLIAC Championships:
Stroke Play Results:
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236277/scoring/team
Semifinal & Final Results:
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/236278/scoring/round