The women’s golf team sat pretty in 2006-07 as the only Muhlenberg squad to win a Centennial Conference championship – and the Mules did it in impressive fashion.

As a team, the Mules finished the first day of play in first place with a season-low 351 through 18 holes, and they held strong through the

Amore excelled on and off the golf course, as she received the Helene Hopsodar Award for being a “team player” and also earned membership into Phi Beta Kappa.

unfavorable weather conditions of the second round as well. Their total of 724 strokes was the second-lowest in CC history and was 30 strokes ahead of second-place McDaniel, the five-time defending champion. It also broke the previous College record for a two-day tournament – which this team set one week earlier at Kutztown’s Golden Bear Invitational – by 42 strokes.

Freshman Kimberly Snyder made an immediate impact for the Mules, breaking the school record for lowest round in each of her first three tournaments. She also earned medalist honors at the CC meet by shooting a 162 over the two days of competition; and with the win, she became the first CC player of the year in Muhlenberg women’s golf history. Snyder led the CC with an average of 81.7, breaking the previous school record by more than 12 strokes.

Junior Dana Lynn Bielecki finished the CC meet in fourth place for the second year in a row, tying Snyder with an 86 in the second round. Senior Kristen Amore finished in a tie for eighth by shooting a 185.

Sophomore Hayley Cush showed great improvement throughout the season, shooting a career-best 96 at the CC Championships. Senior Laura Fazio rounded out the Mules’ championship five.