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Greenville
senior Jenelle Agne putts for par on the 13th
hole at Turtle Creek Wednesday.
Greenville fell by two strokes to the
Aviators. CNO photo by George Starks
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Butler ruins senior night for Lady Wave
Home links not kind
to Greenville
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Senior night is one of those dates on the sports calendar
that every team refers to as a must win.
Wednesday, the Greenville Lady Wave golf team hosted Vandalia-Butler
for a nine hole, GWOC contest.
Butler had destruction on its mind as the Aviators edged Greenville
216-218 at Turtle Creek.
"It was a tough loss and the girls were very upset," said Wave coach
Tracey Haines. "The kids are blaming themselves for this loss and I've
told them it's a team sport. I told them that they are one of four
scores that count, but we learn from this and move on."
Led by senior Janelle Ange's 48, the low score was good enough to lead
the Wave, but with two scores of 54 and a 62 behind that, Agne got
little help from the rest of the team.
The North match with Butler left the Wave winless (according to the
GWOC website) in the division and a 9-5 record overall.
"Tonight, we did not play up to our potential," said Haines. "I can't
yell at them because they know they didn't play up to their
capabilities. They all felt bad. I really don't know what else to say.
They are upset with the loss and are upset with themselves. They all
know they could have won tonight and they could have played better."
With the heat index in triple digits for the second day in a row, the
heat could have been a factor in the team’s performance.
"I'm not making excuses, but it was hot out there and the kids were
having to carry their bags," said Haines. "When it's that hot, and
you're having to pack you bags around, that will take its toll on
anyone. There were a lot of people out there watching them as well.
When you factor all this in, they were hot, tired and nervous. I'm not
trying to make excuses for them, but it happens."
With one more match left to play after Thursday, Haines is looking past
the loss and toward the post season.
"If my girls play up to their potential, they can do well in the
tournament," Haines admitted. "We just have to use our short term
memory and dust this off and move on."
After playing at Beavercreek on Thursday, the Wave will finish the
regular season at Miamisburg next Thursday before heading into the GWOC
tournament to be played on Wednesday, September 25 at Beechwood in
Arcanum. Tee time is set for 8:30 a.m.
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