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GPAC Championship preview 2026 women

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Women's Golf | GPAC Championship Preview

The Event
The Dordt University women's golf team will compete at the GPAC Championship on Monday and Tuesday,  April 27 and 28 at Dakota Dunes in North Sioux City, South Dakota. The teams will play 27-holes on Monday and come back with the final 27-holes on Tuesday. 

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The Field
All 12 GPAC member schools will have teams in the event.

Dordt's Lineup
Jillian Eidsness | 17 rounds | 83.9 average  
Ashlee Sweeter | 14 rounds | 86.3 average
Katherine Beekman | 17 rounds | 90.7 average  
Hope Faber | 15 rounds | 91.3 average  
Ollie Large | 17 rounds | 98.8 average  
*Samantha Wilbur | 11 rounds | 94.4 average
*Laney Franken  | 13 rounds | 99.7 average  
*-alternates

GPAC Championship 2025

The Dordt Defender women's golf team moved up two spots in the final round of the GPAC Championship held in Cairo, Nebraska and finished fifth in the team standings after  a charge that got them all the way into fourth before settling for the fifth place finish. Julia Love led the effort with a final round 74 to claim third place overall and help the Defenders to a 322 on the final 18 holes.

Final Results (PDF)

Dordt shot a 340-334-322=996 and finished five strokes behind Briar Cliff as the Chargers went 337-329-325=991 and moved from sixth to fourth.  Doane won the team title by three strokes after entering Tuesday tied with Dakota Wesleyan.  Doane shot a 311 in the final round to card a 54-hole score of 955.

Love's third place GPAC finish is the best ever for a Dordt women's golfer and her 74 on Tuesday is the best in program history. Katherine Beekman finished tied for 19th in the field with an 83-82-83=248 and Love had an 81-79-74=234.  Jillian Eidsness recorded a 77 on Tuesday and turned in a 255.  The fifth place team finish is also the best on record for Dordt at the GPAC Championship.

This brings the 2024-25 season to a close for the Defenders.

TEAM STANDINGS
Place Team Total Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3
1 Doane 955 327 317 311
2 Dakota Wesleyan 958 315 329 314
3 Morningside 971 327 329 315
4 Briar Cliff 991 337 329 325
5 Dordt 996 340 334 322
6 College of Saint Mary 1003 337 329 338
7 Concordia 1004 332 329 343
8 Mount Marty 1007 333 342 332
9 Northwestern 1026 346 337 343
10 Hastings 1075 374 355 346
11 Waldorf 1117 378 380 359
12 Midland 1263 437 415 411
 
Dordt Golfers
Place Golfer Total Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3
T3 Julia Love 234 81 79 74
T19 Katherine Beekman 248 83 82 83
30 Jillian Eidsness 255 90 88 77
41 Libby Douma 263 86 85 92
43 Ashlee Sweeter 266 90 88 88
 
Last Time
The Dordt Defender women's golf team finished second at the Mustang Quad Invite on Monday, April 20 in Sioux City at Whispering Creek.

Full Results (PDF)

Dordt totaled a 339 on the 18-hole competition and was five strokes in front of Briar Cliff with Morningside winning the event with a 317.  Ashlee Sweeter and Jillian Eidsness both shot 81s to lead the Defenders and tied for fifth place. Ivanna Becerra-Diaz from Morningside had a 76 to claim medalist honors.

30 golfers made up the field.

Dordt Golfers
Place Golfer Score
T5 Ashlee Sweeter 81
T5 Jillian Eidsness 81
12 Katherine Beekman 87
T17 Hope Faber 90
T17 Samantha Wilbur 90
26 Laney Franken 97
27 Ollie Large 99
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Katherine Beekman

Katherine Beekman

Senior
Libby Douma

Libby Douma

Senior
Jillian Eidsness

Jillian Eidsness

Junior
Julia Love

Julia Love

Sophomore
Ashlee  Sweeter

Ashlee Sweeter

Freshman
Katherine Beekman

Katherine Beekman

Senior
Jillian Eidsness

Jillian Eidsness

Senior
Ollie Large

Ollie Large

Senior
Ashlee  Sweeter

Ashlee Sweeter

Sophomore
Samantha Wilbur

Samantha Wilbur

Junior

Players Mentioned

Katherine Beekman

Katherine Beekman

Senior
Libby Douma

Libby Douma

Senior
Jillian Eidsness

Jillian Eidsness

Junior
Julia Love

Julia Love

Sophomore
Ashlee  Sweeter

Ashlee Sweeter

Freshman
Katherine Beekman

Katherine Beekman

Senior
Jillian Eidsness

Jillian Eidsness

Senior
Ollie Large

Ollie Large

Senior
Ashlee  Sweeter

Ashlee Sweeter

Sophomore
Samantha Wilbur

Samantha Wilbur

Junior