WEST POINT, Miss. – Old Dominion women’s golf wrapped up the final round of The Ally on Wednesday and finished 12th out of 16 teams with a three-day total of 902 (+38).
The Monarchs turned in an opening round of 309 (+21) on Monday to sit in a tie for 13th, then moved up into 11th place in the team standings with a 293 on Tuesday. ODU then added a 300 for its final lap around the course at Old Waverly Golf Club.
Barbara Car led the team and went three-over par with a 219 to tie for 23rd. The freshman from Vodice, Slovenia sandwiched a three-over 75 in the second round with a pair of even 72s. Puneet Bajwa tied for 36th with an eight-over 224 and Mariana Arronte was two strokes behind Bajwa and tied for 45th at 226 (+10). Next was Carley Rudolf, her 54-hole total of 227 (+11) tying her for 52nd. Alina Shchepteva carded a 236 (+20) to tie for 72nd and Lucia Gonzalez tied for 84th with a total of 241 (+25).
Arronte recorded the only eagle for the Monarchs, a two on the par-4 fourth hole during the second round. Shchepteva led ODU with nine birdies while Car tallied a team-high 39 putts for par.
"The Ally is a special tournament,” said ODU Head Coach Mallory Kane. “Ally Ewing and Old Waverly host a great event. We wish we would have played a lot better. This was a great opportunity to beat a lot of teams and showcase our talents. Unfortunately, we didn’t play well enough and now have to think about this finish until February. Hopefully the spring season will be better for us."
Florida captured the team title as the Gators went 15-under with an 849. The host Bulldogs shot a nine-under 855 to grab second place and Vanderbilt came in third at six-under 858. Mississippi State’s Avery Weed was the individual medalist, edging Vanderbilt’s Sara Im by one stroke with a nine-under par 207.
ODU will begin its spring season at the UCF Challenge on Feb. 2-4, 2025 at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.
Team Results
- Florida (287-280-282 – 849) -15
- Mississippi State (279-288-288 – 855) -9
- Vanderbilt (278-290-290 – 858) -6
- Auburn (289-282-296 – 867) +3
- Mercer (298-290-292 – 880) +16
- Sam Houston (301-294-293 – 888) +24
- Indiana (300-293-296 – 889) +25
- Western Kentucky (297-297-298 – 892) +28
T9. Southern Miss (313-294-290 – 897) +33
T9. Jacksonville State (300-299-298 – 897) +33
- ULM (292-298-308 – 898) +34
- Old Dominion (309-293-300 – 902) +38
- Troy (306-305-300 – 911) +47
- UAB (306-302-305 – 913) +49
- James Madison (309-306-307 – 922) +58
- Wisconsin (313-297-313 – 923) +59
ODU Lineup
T23. Barbara Car (72-75-72 – 219) +3
T36. Puneet Bajwa (74-73-77 – 224) +8
T45. Mariana Arronte* (77-72-77 – 226) +10
T52. Carley Rudolf (83-72-72 – 227) +11
T72. Alina Shchepteva (80-73-83 – 236) +20
T84. Lucia Gonzalez (83-79-79 – 241) +25
*Competed as an individual