YSU Spring Invitational
Sunday, April 6, 2025 to Monday, April 7, 2025
Avalon Lakes Golf Course | Warren, Ohio
 
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At the Tee Box
 
- The Duquesne University women's golf team heads to Warren, Ohio, for its final competition of the 2024-25 regular season, taking part in the YSU Spring Invitational at Avalon Lakes Golf Course.
 
- The Dukes finished fifth out of eight teams at their last outing with a 36-hole score of 654 at the NKU Spring Fling in Vero Beach, Fla., at Sandridge Golf Club.
 
- Earning the top individual score for Duquesne at the NKU Spring Fling was freshman Sasha Petrochko, who surged 17 spots in the second day of action to finish in a tie for ninth with Reese Clark of Loyola Chicago. Both players handed in a 156 for the tournament, with Petrochko opening with an 83 before closing with a 73 in round two.
 
- The NKU Spring Fling was the second of three tournaments the Dukes will compete at in the state of Florida. Duquesne opened its first spring season by taking part in the Columbia Classic and will also head to the Sunshine State for the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship.
 
- The Dukes finished 12th at the Columbia Classic, recording a team score of 960 over the course of 54 holes in Melbourne, Fla., at Duran Golf Club.
 
- Taking home top honors individually for Duquesne at the Columbia Classic was freshman Sasha Petrochko, who closed at 227 (+11) to finish in a tie for 24th with six other student-athletes. For her efforts, Petrochko garnered her fourth Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week accolade.
 
- In a poll of Atlantic 10 head coaches, the Dukes were selected to finish fourth in the conference in its inaugural season. Duquesne earned 22 points in the poll, with Richmond selected as the preseason favorite.
 
- Duquesne competed in four tournaments last fall, including a fourth place finish out of 11 teams at the Red Flash Invitational in Westmont, Pa., at Sunnehanna Country Club.
 
- At the conclusion of each of the four fall tournaments for the Dukes, a freshman was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. Freshman Sasha Petrochko earned the honor three times, while junior Lindsey Powanda was also bestowed the plaudit.
 
- Petrochko was also named the Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Week after her performance at the at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational in Boardman, Ohio, at Millcreek Golf Course. Over the course of 36 holes, Petrochko handed in a 146 (+2) to finish in a tie for seventh individually.
 
- Petrochko also earned the first medalist honor in program history at the Red Flash Invitational with a 36-hole score of 148 (+4). She carded a 70 (-2) in the second round, the only round under par by a student-athlete during the event.
 
- Women's golf was added in April of 2022 at Duquesne along with triathlon and acrobatics & tumbling, with acrobatics & tumbling making its debut as an NCAA program this spring. Triathlon made its debut during the 2023-24 season.
 
- Tabbed as the first head coach in program history is Colleen Meyers, who was selected to lead Duquesne in August of 2023. She spent two seasons as an assistant coach with Carnegie Mellon from 2021 to 2023 and also was the head coach at Oakland Catholic High School from 2015 to 2023.
 
- Sewickley Heights Golf Club serves as the home of Duquesne golf. Founded in 1961, the course is used for practice for the program and has also hosted the United States Women's Amateur in 1966 and the Champion's Pittsburgh Senior Classic in 1998.
 
- The field for the YSU Spring Invitational includes nine teams. In addition to the Dukes, fellow A-10 foes La Salle and Saint Joseph's will compete along with Bucknell, Cleveland State, Le Moyne, Mercyhurst and Saint Francis U. Youngstown State serves as the host.
 
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