Katharine Marshall
Photo by: Rob Anderson
Women's Golf Opens BIG EAST Championship in Fourth Place
4/19/2025 2:08:00 PM | Women's Golf
Marshall leads the way
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. -- Creighton is in fourth place after 18 holes of the BIG EAST Women's Golf Championships, Presented by JEEP. CU fired an opening-round 310 and owns its best position at the league championship after one round since 2022.
Sophomore Katharine Marshall led Creighton with a 76 and is tied for eighth place. She was even par through 13 holes before running into trouble down the stretch but still turned in the best BIG EAST Championship performance of her young career.
Morgan Becker's first career round at the BIG EAST Championships saw the junior shoot a 77, good for a tie for 10th place.
Becker is just ahead of teammates Annie Dawson (78, tie-13th), Karsen Morrison (79, tie-17th) and Julia Karmazin (80, tie-21st).
Seton Hall's Marta Aguilar was the only player to shoot in red numbers on Saturday, claiming a 1-under 71 to give her a two-stroke lead over Xavier's Emma Welch (73). Xavier had four players shoot 75 or better as part of an opening-round 298 to take a nine-shot lead over Butler as well as Georgetown (308), Creighton (310), Seton Hall (320) and St. John's (323).
The tournament is being played at Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club, which measures 6,195 yards on its Par 72 layout.
Round two of the 54-hole event starts on Sunday at 7 a.m. Central.
Team Standings – Day One
Individual Leaders – First Round
1. Marta Aguilar, Seton Hall 71
2. Emma Welch, Xavier 73
T3. Kara Carter, Xavier 75
T3. Madison Reemsnyder, XU 73
T3. Eleanor Hudepohl, Xavier 73
T3. Treva Dodd, Butler 73
T3. Katie Steinman, Butler 73
T8. Katharine Marshall, Crei 76
T8. Megan Gormley, G'town 76
T10. Gabriella Eifrig, G'town 77
T10. Claire Chen, Georgetown 77
T10. Morgan Becker, Creighton 77
Sophomore Katharine Marshall led Creighton with a 76 and is tied for eighth place. She was even par through 13 holes before running into trouble down the stretch but still turned in the best BIG EAST Championship performance of her young career.
Morgan Becker's first career round at the BIG EAST Championships saw the junior shoot a 77, good for a tie for 10th place.
Becker is just ahead of teammates Annie Dawson (78, tie-13th), Karsen Morrison (79, tie-17th) and Julia Karmazin (80, tie-21st).
Seton Hall's Marta Aguilar was the only player to shoot in red numbers on Saturday, claiming a 1-under 71 to give her a two-stroke lead over Xavier's Emma Welch (73). Xavier had four players shoot 75 or better as part of an opening-round 298 to take a nine-shot lead over Butler as well as Georgetown (308), Creighton (310), Seton Hall (320) and St. John's (323).
The tournament is being played at Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club, which measures 6,195 yards on its Par 72 layout.
Round two of the 54-hole event starts on Sunday at 7 a.m. Central.
Team Standings – Day One
- Xavier 298 (+10)
- Butler 307 (+19)
- Georgetown 308 (+20)
- Creighton 310 (+22)
- Creighton 320 (+32)
- St. John's 323 (+35)
Individual Leaders – First Round
1. Marta Aguilar, Seton Hall 71
2. Emma Welch, Xavier 73
T3. Kara Carter, Xavier 75
T3. Madison Reemsnyder, XU 73
T3. Eleanor Hudepohl, Xavier 73
T3. Treva Dodd, Butler 73
T3. Katie Steinman, Butler 73
T8. Katharine Marshall, Crei 76
T8. Megan Gormley, G'town 76
T10. Gabriella Eifrig, G'town 77
T10. Claire Chen, Georgetown 77
T10. Morgan Becker, Creighton 77
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