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Men's and Women's Golf Spring Previews
The Holy Cross men’s and women’s golf teams are
looking for the warm weather to continue as they gear up
for the 2003 spring season. The men’s team got an early
start to the year by competing in the Fort Lauderdale Invitational
during spring break.
The Crusaders finished in eighth place overall, but had
every player on the roster perform better in the second round
than they did in the first. Emmet Ferriter ’05 (West
Simsbury, Conn.) and Bobby Loguidice ’03 (Springfield,
Mass.) led the way, shooting a combined 162 for the two rounds.
Ferriter shot rounds of 84 and 78, while Loguidice shot rounds
of 83 and 79.
The men’s team will compete in one more individual
tournament before it gets ready for the NCAA Division I District
Championships in Providence. The Crusaders will then host
the Worcester City Championship in West Boylston before travelling
to Bethlehem, Pa., to compete in the Patriot League Championship
at the end of April. Last season, Holy Cross placed seventh
at the tournament.
On the women’s side, Jennifer Driscoll ’03 (Salem,
Mass.), Claudia Rothschild ’05 (Garden City,
N.Y.) and Kerrianne Crandall ’06 (Scotia, N.Y.)
will look to lead the squad into the spring season. Holy
Cross joined the Big South as an associate member in the
sport of women’s golf earlier this year. The Patriot
League does not offer women’s golf as a championship
sport. As a current Division I member, the College will immediately
be eligible for the Big South’s automatic bid to the
NCAA Women’s Golf Championship. The Crusaders will open
the spring season at the Big South Championship, which will
be held in Sunset Beach, N.C.
“The Big South is excited to welcome this fine institution
and its student-athletes into our women’s golf family,” said
Big South Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander. “We believe
this will be a mutually beneficial partnership for both the
Big South and for Holy Cross, ensuring access to the NCAA
Championships for the institutions and the Conference.”
The Big South is a NCAA Division I Conference with nine
institutions in the Southeast: Birmingham-Southern College,
Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University,
Elon University, High Point University, Liberty University,
Radford University, UNC Asheville and Winthrop University.
The 19-year-old League is based in Charlotte, N.C. Bucknell
also joined the Big South as an associate member for women’s
golf.
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