In the golf teams' first weekend of conference championship tournaments, the women's team placed first out of seven teams, while the men placed sixth out of ten teams.
"The team had a good attitude," junior Abby Dickey said. "We knew that junior Paige Gooch was playing really well and we pushed aside our bad play and stayed positive for her to finish strong. We did well enough to place first and next weekend is even more important."
Head coach Vince Lazar was not as positive about the men's performance.
"This first weekend of the tournament is disappointing because the men did not do as well as we would have hoped," Lazar said. "We were not getting the ball in play off the tee and not putting well."
Next weekend is important for both teams, as the women have to hold their first place finish, while the men have to compete better than they did in the first half of the tournament.
"The men are going to have to focus on getting the ball in play off the tee," Lazar said. "The greens are extremely large and the rough on the course is very thick. The men and women are going to see a lot of long puts. So we have to work on putts from a distance."
To prepare for next weekend's tournament, both teams are working to keep their focus and have a clear mind going into the tournament.
"I think the team is going to go out there and really push themselves and make up some ground on Wittenberg," senior Pat Herrod said. "The course is set up for teams to come back, so we're going to practice hard this week and give it our best shot next weekend."