girls pg 9 5-23-19
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Linda St. Laurent had quite the day May 16.In the morning, she learned that she had been elected as the vice-president of the Woodstock Academy senior class next year. In the afternoon, she went out and had a career round on the golf course at the Quinnatisset Country Club.
St. Laurent shot a personal best 43 to lead the Centaurs to a 202-246 non-league win over Suffield.
“She is really starting to become a good consistent player. We always talk about the fact that when all aspects of the game coming together at the same time your score will indicate it. That seems to be where she is now. I am very pleased with the progress she is making,” Woodstock Academy coach Earl Semmelrock said of St. Laurent.
It was the second win of the week for the Centaurs who also downed E. Lyme, 204-223, May 14. The win raised The Academy’s record to 8-4 and 4-0 in the ECC.
Kailey LaChappelle equaled her season-low for the Centaurs against Suffield as she finished with a 47. Katherine Harrington fired a 54. St. Laurent also led the Centaurs on a cold and damp day at Quinnatisset May 14 with a 48. She was the only one who broke 50 against the Vikings.
Harrington finished with a 51 in that match followed by Avery Jones (52) and LaChappelle (53).
The Centaurs have only broken the 200-stroke plateau once this season and that is something Semmelrock is hoping to improve upon.
Plus, the Centaurs have a reason to make it happen.
“We have set a goal of consistent team scores of under 200. Right now we are ranked 21st (in the state). Twenty teams qualify so if we can post three good scores, we have a really good chance to play in the state tournament. We have two home matches this upcoming week and the girls are excited about the possibility of being the first ever (Woodstock Academy) team to make (the state tournament),” Semmelrock said.
The Centaurs are scheduled to play host to Bacon Academy May 22 and Norwich Free Academy May 23. The regular season ends on May 28 when the Centaurs take on NFA again at the Norwich Golf Course.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy
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