Women’s Golf Closes Out Fall Slate in The Bahamas – Purdue Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rounding out the fall schedule, Purdue Women’s Golf leaves the country for a dose of Caribbean paradise. The Boilermakers are set to face nine other teams in the White Sands Bahamas Invitational on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Oct. 18-20).
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 18: Round 1 (8 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
Saturday, Oct. 19: Round 2 (8 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
Sunday, Oct. 20: Round 3 (8 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
 
THE LINEUP
Natasha Kiel – Sr.

• Making her 18th appearance as a Boilermaker, but playing in her 30th collegiate tournament
• Leads the team in stroke average (72.00), birdies (45), rounds of par-or-better (6) and rounds in the 60s (3)
• Has paced Purdue in three of the team’s four tournaments this season, including a pair of Top 2 performances
• Last time out, finished runner-up in a stacked field at the Windy City Collegiate Classic (68-72-73—213) and made 14 birdies over 54 holes
• Medalist of the Boilermaker Classic, her first individual win, while leading Purdue to the team title
• In the season-opening win, fired a career-low 211 (67-76-69) that featured her lowest round as a Boilermaker as well as a hole-in-one in the final round
• Led the Boilermaker Classic field in birdies (13) and par-3 scoring (-4), including playing the par 3s 4-under during the final round
• Tied for 13th at the Mary Fossum Invitational (72-76-71—219) to lead the Boilermakers
• ne of four Boilermakers to crack the lineup for all 13 tournaments last year, her first season at Purdue after transferring from Vanderbilt
• Recorded a 74.29 stroke average to rank third on the team a season ago

 
Jasmine Kahler – So.

• Making her 14th appearance as a Boilermaker, appearing in the lineup for the fourth time this season
• Tied for 26th (74-77-77—228) to help Purdue win the season-opening Boilermaker Classic
• Ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 253 in the national rankings
• Played in 10 tournaments as a freshman, including four in the Purdue lineup (final four of the season)
• Recorded a 74.43 stroke average a season ago
• Led the Boilermakers at the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional, tying for eighth at even-par (71-70-75—216) for her second Top 10 of the season and her first Top 10 as part of the Purdue lineup
• Collected a Top 20 finish in her first Big Ten Championships, ending the tournament with a 1-under 71 to finish 2-over for the week (75-72-71—218); made 40 pars to rank third in the 84-player field
• Competing as an individual last…