SANFORD, Florida - In golf, the opponent is the course and one's self. Seminole State won it's (home) opener on Sunday, defeating NJCAA Region VIII rival Eastern Florida State College and NCAA Division II opponent Palm Beach Atlantic. The Raiders also won the battle against themselves during a very hot weekend and on a course that may not be as familiar to them as others in Seminole County. SSC shot +22 for two rounds (+17 Saturday, +5 Sunday).
Complete scores:
- Ayami Takahashi (Fr.) - First, -1 (74, 69) (right)
- Minami Kudo (So.) - T2, +7 (77, 74)
- Grace Aromando (So.) - T2, +7 (75, 76)
- Grace Connelly (So.) - T4, +9 (79, 74)
- Banthita Phoncharatkun (aka "Pearl") (Fr.) - Sixth, +13 (79, 74)
- Tiana Eldem (Fr.) - T8, +20 (82, 82)
Coach
Christa Teno summed things up, "We played well, really well on Sunday. We have a lot of things to fine tune, but I was pleased with our play and that we competed and won."
RAIDER NOTES:
- The Raiders won National Championships in 2021, 2019Â and 2015
- Seminole State Golf has finished in the top 3 in the Nation every year since 2009 and was #1 in the NJCAA at the time of cancellation of the 2019-20 season
- The 2022Â National Championships will be hosted by Seminole State College at Timacuan Golf Club (May 9-12).
- The four Sophomores from the 2021 team committed to playing at four-year programs (Alex Giles, Incarnate Word; Ranida Inpan, Converse University; Mary Ma, Wingate University, Alex Stephenson, Georgia Southern) Â
- The 2021-22 team returns two All-Americans from 2020-21 (Minori Nagano, Minami Kudo)
- Coach Christa Teno was named LPGA Coach of the Year (2018) and inducted into the NJCAA Golf Hall of Fame (May 2017)
- For sponsorship information, please email Kurt Esser, esserk@seminolestate.edu
- To donate to the Women's Golf Program follow: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/buildingraiders
About the Seminole State Raiders:
The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College was established in 1965 and initially led by Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Joe Sterling. Seminole State sponsors five sports all competing in the NJCAA Division I. Both Baseball and Softball facilities are located on College Drive on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.
For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, follow us on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/.  Fans can follow the Raider Women's Golf team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SeminoleStateWomensGolf/).
Media contact:Â Kurt Esser, Director of Athletics, 407.708.2092, esserk@seminolestate.edu
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