Morris Knolls adds to trophy case at NJAC girls golf tournament
All three Morris Knolls golfers medaled as the team defended its Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference girls team title.
ANDOVER TOWNSHIP — After Morris Knolls defended its Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament title , senior Kendyl Croft was thinking back on her high school golf career. The Golden Eagles have only had an official girls team for three years. But they've won multiple tournaments, including the NJAC and Morris County Tournament each twice.
Wearing matching light pink polos with a green-and-gold embroidered MK patch, Croft and juniors Olivia Gaglione and Brielle Malone all medaled en route to Morris Knolls' victory on May 19 at Farmstead Golf and Country Club. "I'm sad, but it's also the best I've ever done in any tournament," said Croft, a three-year captain who will attend High Point University in the fall. "It was nice to start (the program) up, but even better when we did well.
Our team came together and we're all good friends. " Girls had to be in the top 60 in the NJAC to qualify for the tournament, with three scores counting for each team. If a program had a fourth, she could also play but her score only counted as an individual.
The NJAC girls tournament will expand to 18 holes next spring, just like the boys. More: Morris County Tournament golf decided in one-hole playoff Already the MCT champion, Gaglione sank a 45-foot birdie putt on her first hole (Valleyview No. 5) and built from there to a 3-under 32.