Even though it wasn't their best outing, the Reedley College women's golf team still defeated Taft College by 57 strokes at the North Kern Golf Course in Bakersfield on Sept. 10.
Reedley outscored Taft 318-375. In Kingsburg earlier in the season, the Lady Tigers defeated Taft by 90 strokes.
The Tigers had a balanced scoring attack against Taft. Leading the way on Sept. 10 was Serena DiMauro (Central) with a 78 while Monica Yu (San Diego) was right behind with a 79. Alyssa Bendure (Clovis) shot an 80 while Serena Garcia (Dinuba) was next with an 81.
Reedley remained in first place in the strong Big 8 Conference pending results from a Sept. 12 tournament in Napa which did not include the Tigers.
Reedley returned to action on Sept. 17 at the Sunnyside Country Club in Fresno.
By: Will Goldbeck
On a warm and beautiful afternoon in Bakersfield, the Tigers came out and played a very solid round of team golf at North Kern Golf Course for Big 8 Tournament #2, a neutral site selected by Taft College. Reedley posted a second-best team score on the season of 318, 57 shots ahead of 2nd place Taft College. Leading the way was Serena DiMauro, who shot a solid score of 5 over par round of 77. Monica Yu carded a round of 79. Alyssa Bendure shot a very solid 80, her 2nd best score of the season! Serena Garcia rounded out the scoring for the Tiger by posting a fine round of 81. The 1st place finish enabled the Tigers to come away with another 16 points in the Big 8 Conference standings and solidified their 1st place spot ahead of Sierra College. The Tigers now have accumulated 32 points, and have an overall record of 3-0 on the season. The Tigers are looking to improve on their position in the Big 8 with another tournament next week in Fresno. Sunnyside Country Club will be the neutral site on Tuesday. Tee time is scheduled for 12:00 noon.