Freshman powers women’s golf to eighth in WMNU invite

Eagles finish in the top half of the leaderboard to open the season.

Austin Green, Managing Editor • September 25, 2018

Courtesy of Biola Athletics

In her first collegiate competition, freshman Sami Penor became the only Eagle to finish in the top 20 in the Western New Mexico University Fall Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz., leading women’s golf to a tie for 8th place in a field of 18 teams when the two-day tournament concluded Tuesday.

The Eagles’ overall score of 607 (+31) matched that of Cal State East Bay, while Cal State San Marcos took first with a 575 (-1) score. Point Loma, the only other PacWest school in the event, finished near the bottom at 16th.

Penor finished with a 147 (+3) mark over the invitational, good enough to move her into a tie for 16th place on the individual leaderboard. Junior Tori Roeske just barely cracked the top 30 after shooting 151 (+7). Fellow juniors Alexis Gopfert and Jules Loibl rounded out the Eagles’ top four with scores of 153 (+9) and 156 (+12), respectively, while sophomore Sophia Karnazes shot a 162 (+18).

The National Christian College Athletic Association West Regional is next up for the Eagles, taking place next Monday at Indian Springs Golf Course in Indio, Calif. A strong showing there could give the Eagles a spot in the NCCAA National Championships, per a Biola Athletics news release.

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Austin Green is a junior journalism major who was first among his friends to predict that LeBron James would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. When not focused on school or work, he enjoys watching sports, going to the beach or coffee shops, and hanging out with the guys on his dorm floor. [email protected] I laughed the first time I heard a former editor-in-chief use the line “once you join the Chimes, you never really leave.” Now in my third year here, it turns out the joke’s on me. After two years in the sports section, including last year as sports editor, I’m thrilled to be serving this year as managing editor to help build upon the legacy of such a great publication. My aspirations remain in sports journalism, but experience has deepened my love for dedicated local news reporting and its importance in communities. Much of my appreciation for that type of journalism came through working as a digital production intern for NBC Los Angeles last summer. There I helped cover stories such as the Trader Joe’s hostage crisis, the Cranston and Holy wildfires, and the Lakers’ overhaul of their iconic uniforms. I am so excited to help build this next chapter of the Chimes as we become a web-first publication with a deeper, dedicated focus on the communities in and around campus. I also contribute a print sports column, “Everything Eagles,” which provides a deeper look into Biola Athletics.

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