BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released their 2022-23 Women’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Poll today, and Winona State was voted to finish fifth.

The Warriors collected 98 points in the poll, which was led by Augustana with 144 total points and 12 first-place votes. Concordia-St. Paul was slated to finish second with 112 points, while Wayne State and Minnesota State edged out WSU with 107 and 102 points, respectively.

The Winona State University women’s golf team is experienced and ready to begin their 2022-23 season. The Warriors return all five golfers from last year’s NSIC Championship lineup and have added an outstanding recruiting class going into the 2022-23 campaign.

Leading the way for WSU will be Carly Moon, who led the team with a 79.6 scoring average while earning medalist honors twice last season. Moon finished 7th at the NSIC Championships in 2022 and was named to the Second Team All-NSIC.

Marah Rothgarn, Jessica Smith, Ellie Behring, and Toni Baldwin are all returning after being staples in the lineup last season. 

Head coach Jeff Straight has high hopes for the future of WSU women’s golf after adding key golfers heading into the 2022-23 season. Keely Nguyen, Kessa Mara, Brianna Novak, and Roycee Southerland, will look to add strength throughout the Warrior lineup.

The Warriors earned top-five finishes in eight events last season, including a fifth place at the NSIC Championships. WSU also took home team championship honors in three separate events.

Winona State will open competition at the BSU Invitational, hosted by Bemidji State, on Sept. 12-13. The Warriors will serve host at The Watkins Invitational on Sept. 26-27 in Lake City, Minn., an event they won a season ago. Cumulatively, WSU will compete in five events during the fall portion of their 2022-23 schedule.

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About Winona State University Athletics: 

The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.

Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.