Last weekend was a testament to how far the Washington University women’s golf team has come since its inception in 2008. The alarm bells were ringing on Saturday evening as the Bears carded a 331 (+43) on the first day of the Doug Georgianni Memorial Invitational, leaving them in fifth place and seven strokes behind first place and No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus College.

Faced with a challenge, the No. 7 Washington University women’s golf team responded triumphantly. Wash. U. finished round one of the O’Brien National Invitational 19 strokes off the pace set by No. 1 Methodist University and No. 8 Centre College, but the Bears rallied in round two to move from seventh place up to third. “This tournament is unique.