WEST LAFAYETTE — Junior Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) won Medalist honors to lead the Ohio Northern women's golf team to a second place finish at the 2025 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday, April 27.

The Basics

Ohio Northern finished second of nine teams with a 322-326-344-330—1322.

Mount Union won the team title by two strokes with a 320-329-343-328—1320, Otterbein was third at 338-338-341-349—1366 and Heidelberg was fourth with a 337-349-345-345—1376.

The teams played the final 18 of the tournament's 72 holes on Sunday after playing 27 on Friday and Saturday.

ONU Season Record: 46-18.

Venue: River Greens G.C. - West Lafayette, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

Alfes entered the final round with a 2-shot lead and carded a 76 holds on Sunday to win the individual title by two strokes with a 25-over par 79-76-82-76—313.

Senior Amelia Burger (Centerville) was third out of 44 golfers with a 76-80-83-81—320.

Both Alfes and Burger earned All-Conference honors.

Sixth-year senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) tied for 15th with an 87-88-90-84—349.

Freshman Mallory Meister (Milan/Edison) tied for 15th with an 83-82-91-93—349.

Freshman Taylor Blackburn (Liberty Township/Lakota West) tied for 19th with an 84-92-89-89—354.

Notables

This marks the fourth time in the last five seasons that an Ohio Northern player has been named Medalist at the OAC Championships.

Burger is now just one of seven ONU players to be named All-Conference in four consecutive seasons, having finished seventh or better in each of her four OAC Tournaments.

Alfes is now a three-time All-OAC honoree.

Alfes' score of 313 tied her own mark as the third lowest 72-hole score in ONU history.

Burger's 320 is the seventh-lowest in school history and her career best.

Ohio Northern has captured three OAC Championships titles in its history, winning the crown in 2024, 2021 and 2007.

This season, Alfes led the team with an 80.5 average for 21 rounds, with Burger right behind at 80.9 for 20 rounds.

Blackburn was third at 86.1 for 19 rounds.

ONU's 72-hole total of 1322 is the third-lowest in school history.

The Championship was a 72-hole event with 27 holes on Friday and Saturday and 18 holes on the final day.

The top-14 finishers and ties earned All-OAC honors.

Head coach Chad Bucci is 524-314-2 in his 11th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team, a winning percentage of .625.