Oxford, Ala. — The Northwest Mississippi Community College women’s golf team finished seventh out of nine teams at the NJCAA Division II South District Championship at Cider Ridge Golf Club. The team shot a total score of 139 over two days, finishing just two strokes behind sixth place, according to school officials.
Freshman AnaLeigh Little led the team with a fourth-place finish. She opened with a score of 80 on day one, carding four birdies and six on-par holes. Little improved her score by one stroke on day two, ending with a seven-over par total for the event. Her consistency moved her up one position on the leaderboard.
Bella McNeil, another top performer for NWCC, finished 27th overall with a total score of 181, or 37-over par. She shot 17-over on day one, with two birdies, and 92 on day two, with nine on-par holes. McNeil made no birdies on day two but maintained solid consistency.
Other team members included Zaeja Davis, who finished 32nd with a combined score of 43-over par, and Madison Baker, who finished 34th at 45-over. Davis shot 22-over and 21-over on the two days, both days with four on-par holes. Baker’s scores were 19-over and 25-over, with four on-par holes on day one.
Sarah Niblett competed only on day one, finishing 49th with a score of 24-over. She birdied hole seven and shot five on-par holes. Addison Forbes, a substitute for Niblett on day two, finished 52nd with a score of 39-over, recording two on-par holes.
School officials noted that the team is ranked eighth nationally in NJCAA Division II and is hopeful for an at-large bid to the NJCAA DII Women’s Golf Championship, scheduled for May 12-15 at Ol’ Colony Golf Course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The team will learn of their postseason fate in the coming days.
For updates, fans can follow the Ranger social media accounts or visit nwccrangers.com, according to college officials.
