Midwest Conference Season Preview
Grinnell, Iowa - The Fontbonne University women's golf team is excited to start the 2015 season knowing they will be competing for a conference title. In their inaugural season of the Midwest Conference, the Griffins are looking to turn some heads after the MWC Preseason Poll was released.
Fontbonne was picked to finish fifth as an affiliate member. The Griffins return leading senior golfer Gina Falvey as well as senior Kaylee Huelsing, junior Mary Seise and sophomore Morgan Roehrig. Fontbonne adds three new faces to the team this season, hoping to take the MWC Championship in their first year of competition. Freshman newcomers include Sammi Charpentier (Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette), Nikki Hacking (Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit) and Hannah Householder (Nevade, Mo./Nevada).
The Griffins open this year at the Monmouth College Fighting Scots Invite on Sept. 5-6 at Gibson Woods Golf Course in Monmouth, Ill. Tee times are 11am both days.
Midwest Conference Coaches' Poll (1st-Place Votes)
1. Illinois College (3) 37
2. Monmouth (3) 37
3. Carroll 34
4. Grinnell (1) 25
5. Fontbonne 22
6. Lake Forest 21
7. St. Norbert 13
8. Knox 7