RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern's women's golf team was picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley Conference this spring in a poll of the league's head coaches.
 
The Colonels were edged for the spot as the conference championship favorite by two points.  Murray State garnered five first-place votes and a total of 60 points to grab the top spot.  EKU was first on four ballots and totaled 58 points.
 
The 2018-19 season resumes for Eastern Kentucky on Saturday at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational hosted by Mercer University in Greensboro, Georgia.
 
EKU had the top team scoring average (298.1) in the OVC during the fall portion of the season.  The Colonels finished in the top six in four of their five events in the fall.
 
Senior Amanda Lindahl is leading the team with a 73.93 stroke average.  Fellow senior Elsa Moberly has a 74.27 stroke average.  Both players had two top-10 finishes in the fall.
 
Jacksonville State (52) was picked third in the OVC, six points behind EKU.  Austin Peay (43) and Tennessee Tech (34) were fourth and fifth respectively.  The remainder of the poll was Belmont (31), Morehead State (23), Eastern Illinois (14) and Tennessee State (9).