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Austin Peay Lady Govs Golf picked for fifth in OVC

APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Golf

Austin Peay State University Lady GovsNashville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s golf team has been picked to finish tied for fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll.

The Lady Govs received 32 points, the same as Tennessee Tech. Murray State, with four first-place votes and 44 points, was picked to win the conference tournament, slated for . Morehead State received three first-place votes and was picked a close second with 43 points while Jacksonville State was third (38) and Eastern Kentucky, which received the remaining first-place, was fourth with 34 points.

Austin Peay Women's Golf. (Courtesy: Austin Peay Sports Information)
Austin Peay Women's Golf. (Courtesy: Austin Peay Sports Information)

Eastern Illinois was picked seventh with 14 points followed by Tennessee State with seven points.

 

The Lady Govs, who finished fifth in last season’s Ohio Valley Conference, are a much-younger team in 2012, with only one senior, Ashley Averitt. The Lady Govs will attempt to secure their first-ever OVC title without four-time All-OVC selection Chelsea Harris, who now is a graduate assistant with the Lady Govs’ program. APSU also lost two other seniors.

Ashley AverittSophomore Rachel Deaton, who played in her first OVC tourney a year ago, is expected to lead the Lady Govs along with junior Holly Batey. APSU also returns sophomore Tabitha Beard. who appears to have set aside previous wrist-injury issues, while another sophomore Tala Mumford also is back.

Junior Lauren Bond had a solid fall season for the Lady Govs while freshmen Marta Gutierrez and Meghan Mueller will push for positions in the starting lineup.

Holly BateyThe Lady Govs’ first spring action is scheduled as a dual match with Belmont, March 9th, in Gulf Shores, AL.

For the third year in a row the OVC Men’s and Women’s Championships will be held at the GreyStone Golf Club in Dickson, TN. The women’s championship will be held on April 22nd-24th while the men’s championship is set for April 26th-28th.

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