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2018-19 Loyola Women's Golf Roster

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Elayna Bowser

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Dearborn
  • Hometown Dearborn, Mich.

Biography

+ All-Missouri Valley Conference - 2017-18, 2018-19
+ MVC Scholar-Athlete Team - 2017-18, 2018-19

2018-19: 
Closed out her storied career by seeing action in all 21 rounds ... All-Missouri Valley Conference honoree ... Shaved over a stroke off of her own single-season scoring average record, finishing the year with a team-low 75.3 mark as she wrapped up her time in Rogers Park with a program-best 77.2 stroke average ... 18 of her 21 rounds were in the 70s ... Opened year by taking fifth (75-74-72=221) at the season-opening Redbird Invitational ... Carded a sparkling two-under-par 70, setting a new 18-hole career low, en route to claiming individual medalist honors at the Loyola Fall Invitational (76-70-76=222) ... Also picked up a victory at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational (73-76=149) ... Closed out the fall campaign with back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Shirley Spork Invitational (71-73=144) and the MVC Preview (81-76-75=232) ... Top finish of the spring campaign came at the Indiana State Spring Invitational, where she tied for eighth with a 148 (78-70) that included a career-low tying two-under-par 70 during final-round action ... Wrapped up her career by earning share of 23rd place (75-73-85=233) at the MVC Championship ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2017-18: Competed in all 20 rounds ... All-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... Sported a team-low 76.5 stroke average that fell just four one-hundredths of a stroke shy of tying her own single-season school record ... Fired 19 of her 20 rounds in the 70s ... Fired a season-low even-par 72 in the opening round of the Loyola Fall Invitational en route to a runner-up finish (72-79-76=227) ... Took second place (77-74=151) at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational ... Also notched top-10 finishes at the Bulldog Invitational (5th; 78-78=156), Saluki Invitational (6th; 76-75=151) and Indiana State Spring Invitational (T-10th; 78-77=155) ... Tied season low by carding a 72 in the second round of the MVC Championship as she earned a share of 23rd place (84-72-75=231) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree.

2016-17: Was the only Rambler to see action in all 27 rounds … Closed the year with a single-season record 76.5 scoring average … Notched four top-10 finishes … 24 of her 27 rounds were in the 70s … Carded season-low rounds of 72 at both the Saluki Invitational (72-73=145), earning a runner-up finish and the Bradley Spring Invitational (72-79-76=227) … Took fifth at the Loyola Fall Invitational (77-82-78=237) and the Indiana State Spring Invitational (73-78=151) … Tied for eighth with a 54-hole total of 228 (74-75-79) at the Rocket Classic … Was Loyola’s top finisher at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, where she earned a share of 15th at 236 (79-79-78).

2015-16: Saw action in all 29 rounds during as a freshman ... Was Loyola's top finisher in four events ... Recorded 14 rounds in the 70s ... Fired a season-low round of 75 at the Redbird Invitational ... Opened her collegiate career by earning a share of fifth place at the Chitown Classic with a 153 (76-77) ... Paced the Rambler attack at the Loyola Fall Invitational as she posted a 233 (77-79-77) to tie for seventh ... Also landed in the top ten at the Braun Intercollegiate (T-10th; 81) ... Tied for 13th with a two-round tally of 160 (82-78) at the Bradley Spring Invitational to help lead Loyola to a second-place finish at the event ... Wrapped up her rookie campaign at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship by finishing in a tie for 22nd with a 233 (78-77-78).

High School: Named Michigan's "Miss Golf" following her senior season ... Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) All-State Super Team selection as a senior after finishing third at the Division I state finals with a 148 (76-72) ... Recorded a runner-up finish this past summer at the Michigan Junior PGA Championship Sectional Qualifier, carding a 157 (79-78) ... Claimed fourth-place (77-84=161) at the Golf Association of Michigan's (GAM) Junior Invitational in the fall ... Qualified for and competed at the Junior World Golf Championship at Torrey Pines this past summer ... Holds Dearborn High School's 18-hole record after firing a 67 ... Recorded a pair of 68s during her high school career ... Brother, Evan, played collegiate golf at Oakland University ... Honor Roll.

Bowser's Career Statistics

Year
Rounds
Strokes
Avg.
Low
2015-16
29
2,314
79.8
75
2016-17
27
2,066
76.5
72
2017-18
20
1,531
76.5
72
2018-19
21
1,582
75.3
70
Totals
97
7,493
77.2
70

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'5"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'5"