Women's Golf
2009-10 Season Preview

last updated 09/17/2009

KUTZTOWN, PA. (September 17, 2009) – The Kutztown University golf team enters the 2009-10 season with plenty of promise. The Golden Bears feature, possibly one of the best tandems in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in sophomore Chelsea Corbo (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) and junior Samantha Rumbley (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright).

“We will have an extremely young but talented team this season,” Kutztown golf coach Rob Fisher said.  “We want to finish in the top two in the PSAC.  I expect our scoring average to improve a great deal from last season.” 

The team opened its season last weekend at the Bucknell Invitational. This weekend, they will travel across the state to participate in the Mercyhurst College Invitational in Erie.

Rumbley and Corbo earned all-PSAC honors last season. They are co-captains this season and will be looked upon to anchor a solid roster. Rumbley is the top returning golfer. She had Kutztown’s second lowest average with an 87.0, while playing in 16 rounds in 2008-09. Her best performance came at the PSAC Championships, finishing sixth with rounds of 78 and 80.

Meanwhile, Corbo proved to be a perfect complement by averaging an 87.7. Her 77 at the first day of the Gannon Invitational was the second lowest round score by a Golden Bear during the 2008-09 season. She finished tied for fourth at the Gannon Invite and tied for 10th at the PSAC Championships.

“I really believe our top two veteran golfers Corbo and Rumbley are going to have break out seasons,” Fisher said. “They both worked really hard on their golf games over the summer, and I think they will reap the rewards during the season.”

Sophomore Morgan Todd (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) played in six rounds for the Golden Bears, averaging 104.7 last year. She placed 16th at the Kutztown Spring Invitational, her second round score of a 95 was her personal best. Freshmen Mindy Glatfelter (York/Eastern York) and Nina Antos (State College/State College) round out the Golden Bears’ roster. Glatfelter and Antos have plenty of tournament experience according to Fisher.

“The strength of our team is long, straight driving of the ball,” Fisher said.  “We are also very good ball strikers with our irons and woods. I am more excited for this season than ever before.  I have a great group of ladies this year.  They are all excited and can't wait to get going. Both of our freshmen are very strong players. They both have the ability to play as well or better than any freshman we have ever had.  We are all expecting a great year from the both of them.”