Women's Golf
- November 23, 2011
Carleton Caps Fall Season in 17th in Golf World/NGCA Poll
Carleton ended the fall season by moving up two spots to 17th in the final Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association's Division III coaches' poll. The Knights posted their best fall season in program history and made a steady climb in the poll, moving from unranked to 25 to 19th and now to 17th. The Knights posted a team stroke average of 332.6 in 11 rounds during the fall season and notched five the program's 10 lowest 18-hole scores.
- October 3, 2011
Record Setting Again, Knights T4th at MIAC Championships
It was a record setting fall campaign for No. 25 Carleton, and the Knights capped the 2011 MIAC Championships with—you guessed it—more records. Gina Kabasakalis fired a final-round 76, shattering the 54-hole school record by eight shots at 18-over par 234, while Taylor Wells finished one shot back after a final-round 82 as the first-year players both earned All-MIAC honors as they finished tied for fourth and sixth, respectively. The Knights, meanwhile, shot three of their best four scores in conference tournament history, ending Monday’s final round with a 336 to set a new 54-hole school scoring record at 1,002 to tie for fourth with Concordia-Moorhead.
- December 30, 2011
Top 10 Carleton Varsity Athletic Stories of 2011
The calendar once again is preparing to begin a new year but before it does, Knights Online is taking one last look back at the previous 12 months to reflect on the highlights turned in by the Carleton College varsity athletic programs. There were several newsmakers that grabbed our attention, but Knights Online has whittled its list down to the Top 10 Carleton College sport stories of 2011. Let the debate begin!
- October 26, 2011
Knights 19th in Penultimate Golf World Poll of Fall Season
Carleton moved up six spots to 19th in the latest Golf World/NGCA Division III college women’s coaches’ poll. The Knights, who finished their fall campaign by finishing T4th at the MIAC Championships, posted their best fall segment in school history and were rewarded by the pollsters with a leap from T25th from the previous poll. Carleton tallied a quartet of top-four finishes in five starts this fall, posting a 332.6 team average in 11 rounds in the fall.
- October 2, 2011
Wells, Kabasakalis Make Most of Moving Day at MIAC Championships
Sunday’s second round at the 2011 MIAC Championships marked moving day for the field, and Carleton rookies Taylor Wells and Gina Kabasakalis made the most of the moment. Wells fired a three-over par 75, one off her own and Kabasakalis’ school record, and Kabasakalis threw out a slick four-over par 76 to lead the No. 25 Knights to a 332 and a spot inside the top four with one round to play. The Knights sit at 666 after 36 holes, their lowest total in MIAC Championships play, and moved past St. Thomas into solo fourth in the team race.
- October 1, 2011
Moede Shines in MIAC Championships Debut, Knights Fire Best MIAC Round Ever
In the first round of the 2011 MIAC Championships, it was one of Carleton’s “other” first-year players who shined. Kelsey Moede fired an opening-round 79, her collegiate career best, to lead the No. 25 Carleton College women’s golf team to its best score ever at the conference tournament. The Knights posted a 334 and are tied for fourth heading into the second round of the 54-hole event at Bunker Hills Golf Club. Taylor Wells added an 80 and Gina Kabasakalis an 82 as the Knights set a new team MIAC Championships single-round record.
