Alva Review-Courier -

OWASSO, Okla. (March 20, 2018) – The ninth tournament win in Oklahoma Christian women's golf history proved to be one of its most dominant.

With all five starters finishing in the top 12 – and three in the top six – the Lady Eagles rolled to a 23-shot win in the Hillcat Classic, which ended Tuesday at Bailey Ranch Golf Club. It was OC's second win in three years in the annual tournament hosted by Rogers State and the Lady Eagles' team win since taking the Oklahoma Intercollegiate at Fort Sill Golf Course in October 2016.

OC posted a final-round team score of 315 to close the two-day event at 623, with Newman (Kan.) finishing a distant second among the seven teams in the tournament. The margin of victory matched the largest in program history, a 23-shot win in the Augustana Spring Fling in March 2015 at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.

The Lady Eagles posted a 1-2-3 individual finish in the 2015 event, with Audrey Meisch finishing just ahead of Anna Arrese Cortadellas and Allison Sell. At the Hillcat Classic, Kate Goodwin finished second, Abigail Rigsby third and Elizabeth Freeman sixth in the 41-woman field.

Goodwin, a two-time tournament winner who led after the first round, shot an 8-over-par 80 on Tuesday to finish at 152, five shots behind Jess Whitting of Rogers State.

Rigsby posted her third straight top-three finish, shooting a 75 on the 5,890-yard course to close at 153. She now has five top-five finishes during the 2017-18 season and 12 top-10 finishes in 21 career events.

Freeman's final-round 81 put her at 160. OC's other two starters tied for 12th at 164, with sophomore Ashton Nemecek shooting 81 and freshman Shaley Goad an 85 in the final round.

Two Lady Eagles competed as individuals in the tournament, with freshman Felicity Wittenberg recording her first career top-10 finish, tying for ninth at 162 after shooting an 83 on Tuesday. Senior Chaise Lucero finished 38th at 189 after firing a final-round 96.

The Lady Eagles' next tournament will be April 9-10, when they will play in the Mustang Intercollegiate, hosted by Western New Mexico at Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Ariz.