Three Independence golfers shot career-best scores in the Blue Devils’ 176-197 win over Solon on Monday.
Morgan Pascarella led the way with a career-best 37 and Hillary Esper and Emma Konopa also posted their career-lows with a 48 and a 49, respectively.
“It was very exciting,” Esper said. “I’m very happy with how I played today and it felt great knowing that my score helped lead my team to victory.”
Esper credited her irons for keeping her game on point and now she’s hoping to build off of this momentum moving forward.
“All I can do is just play it shot by shot,” she said. “I can only focus on the holes ahead of me and I’m grateful to have such a supportive team that helps me play my best.”
Konopa started slowly but found her stroke after a few holes.
“It was very exciting to shoot my career low today,” she said. “At the beginning of my round, I was not shooting my best. It could’ve gone really downhill but I picked my head up and started focusing on my game.”
Once she took control of her putter, every other aspect of her game improved.
“One-putts can really lower your score,” she said. “My tee offs were also very consistent. I think what really helped my score today was that I was focused on the game and confident in my shots. If I continue to play confidently and focused then I believe I’ll continue to shoot low.”
Allie Ksiazka shot a 43 for the Blue Devils and Reese Vilcheck fired off a 48.
The Blue Devils have a key Chagrin Valley Conference match against Lutheran West on Tuesday.
