The Lady Knights Golf team started their season off with a gap in the team fabric after the team lost a coach and six players during the off season.

However, this fresh start has led to new successes for the team. “I feel like we’re a lot closer,” sophomore Julia Brady said. “The smaller team has a good impact.”

The “good impact” has led to the Lady Knights winning six of their first seven matches. “So far we’ve been playing lights out,” senior Ashley Trautman said.

Because the team is so small, the five girls are able to bond with each other on a personal level. “Since we’re so small, it’s really easy for us to bond as a team,” Brady said. “We are all very supportive of each other,”

The girls have already guaranteed themselves a 2nd place spot in Districts, and coach Matt Riffee believes it’s because of the cooperative group of girls.

“They are all pretty team-oriented,” coach Matthew Riffee said. “They always put their team first.” While Riffee attributes the team’s success to the close team, but the Lady Knights attribute their success to their new coach. “I definently think he’s a factor [in our success] because he gives us the cofidence we need,” Brady said.

The Lady Knights have only three matches left in their season, and they expect to win them. “We definently can,” sophomore Ashley Butterfield said. “And we definently should.”

Jaxon Nagel