North Greenville Picked to Win First Women’s Golf Championship in Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – North Greenville was chosen to win the program’s first Conference Carolinas women’s golf championship by conference head coaches in the Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Preseason Poll released on Thursday afternoon.
The Crusaders, led by Conference Carolinas first team all-conference performer last season Nicole Kramer, captured 67 points and four-of-nine first-place votes. Erskine and Converse were picked to tie for second with 58 points with the Flying Fleet capturing three first-place votes while the Valkyries gained one first-place nod. Mount Olive was picked fourth with 56 points while Belmont Abbey was fifth with 55 points and the final first-place tally.
King was picked sixth with 48 points followed by Barton (29), UNC Pembroke (28), Emmanuel (27) and Young Harris (24).
The spring season gets underway on Feb. 5 with the conference championship slated for April 14-16 at Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
2024 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Golf Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| North Greenville |
67 (4) |
| Erskine |
58 (3) |
| Converse |
58 (1) |
| Mount Olive |
56 |
| Belmont Abbey |
55 (1) |
| King |
48 |
| Barton |
29 |
| UNC Pembroke |
28 |
| Emmanuel |
27 |
| Young Harris |
24 |
2024 Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf
Golfers to Watch
Barton
- Elyse Godding, Sr., Bradford, Pennsylvania
- Grace Greene, Sr., Apex, North Carolina
- Terra Schmitt, Fr., Wake Forest, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
- Bridget Forgatch, Sr., Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Paeton Phillippi, Jr., Wytheville, Virginia (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Ashlan Tresca, Jr., Jacksonville, Florida
Converse
- Ellie Lim, Fr., Delaware, Ohio
- Lizzie Madden, Jr., Blythewood, South Carolina (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 All-Tournament Team; 2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Helena Noel, Sr., Tampa, Florida (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 All-Tournament Team)
Emmanuel
- Mara Martinez, So., Albacete, Spain
- Lucia Salinas, So., Tomellosois, Spain
Erskine
- Victoria Carrera, Jr., Mexico City, Mexico
- Amanda Guzman, Jr., Vina del Mar, Chile (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team; 2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Delia Parker, Jr., Bridel, Luxembourg
King
- Julianna Go, Fr., San Juan, Philippines
- Lucy Holbrough, Jr., Toton, England
- Jasmine Sachdev, Jr., Bangalore, India
Mount Olive
- Claire Beitel, Fr., Irvington, Virginia
- Lucie Levet, Fr., Orléans, France
- Victoria Morelli, Sr., Paraná, Argentina (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
North Greenville
- Nicole Kramer, Gr., Charlotte, North Carolina (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Brenna Miller, So., Dillon, South Carolina
UNC Pembroke
- Toni Blackwell, Sr., Fayetteville, North Carolina (2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Michelle Guerra Landa, Jr., Caracas, Venezuela
- Chessa Lee, Jr., Tabor City, North Carolina
Young Harris
- Lucy Wiegert, So., Cochran, Georgia