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Abbie Pietila (pictured) and Maddy Martens lead the 'Cats after round one

Women's Golf 9/27/2025 5:52:00 PM

Women's Golf Concludes Round One of Bulldog Classic

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - The NMU women's golf team concluded round one of the Bulldog Fall Classic, finishing T12 of 13 teams with a score of 349 (+61).

NMU shot an opening round +61, tying Kentucky Wesleyan at the bottom of the field. GLIAC powerhouse's, Grand Valley State (+10) and Ferris State (+12), paced the field comfortably, with the hosts leading Gannon by nine strokes and Davenport by 16.

The Katke Golf Club, playing as a 5,959-yard par 72 today, averaged a score of 82.59 through 83 rounds scored. No hole averaged over par today, the hardest being the 344-yard par-four eleventh, averaging a whole stroke over par. Only four holes conceded six or more birdies to the field, with only two allowing double-digit birdies.

The team and individual live scoring can be found here.

The duo of Abbie Pietila and Maddy Martens led the Wildcats today, shooting matching scores of of 83 (+11) to sit T49 of 83 after 18 holes of play. Martens led the team in birdies, carding a pair on the 350 yard par-four 14th and 360 yard par-four 16th. These were two of only 12 birdies carded among the field between the two holes, and came amid a stretch of golf where Martens shot -2 in four holes. Pietila carded seven pars, second on the team only to Martens, and scored a birdie on the 478 yard par-five 18th, a hole that averaged nearly a half a stroke above par.

There is a two-way tie at the top of the individual leaderboard after 18 holes, as Alexandria LeCureux of Gannon and Lea Stotz of Grand Valley State shared a score of 70 (-2), leading Kamryn Shannon of Ferris State by two shots.

Payton Donnelly and Aavra Relich rounded out the team scoring today, shooting rounds of 90 (+18) and 93 (+21), respectively. Donnelly carded a birdie on the 470 yard par-five 3rd, and Relich birdied her opening hole, the 350-yard par four 10th. Abby Luke was the last member competing for a part of the team scoring, but was outside of Relich by just three strokes with her score of 96 (+24).

Gabriella Moreau and Olivia Brill competed as individuals, shooting matching scores of 94 (+22). Moreau carded a birdie on the 299 par-four 12th, one of only five birdies on that particular hole today.

The Wildcats conclude the tournament tomorrow. Morning tee time's have not been assigned yet, but stay tuned to nmuwildcats.com and NMU Golf on social media for updates.

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Brill: 5' 7"; Senior

Payton Donnelly: 5' 10"; Junior

Abby Luke: Sophomore

Maddy Martens: Sophomore

Gabriella Moreau: 5' 6"; Senior

Abbie Pietila: Sophomore

Aavra Relich: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Olivia Brill
: 5' 7"; Senior

Payton Donnelly
: 5' 10"; Junior

Abby Luke
: Sophomore

Maddy Martens
: Sophomore

Gabriella Moreau
: 5' 6"; Senior

Abbie Pietila
: Sophomore

Aavra Relich
: Freshman