YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The Conference Carolinas has released its 2025–26 spring women's golf preseason poll, with Young Harris College projected to finish ninth among the league's teams, while Erskine College was selected as the preseason favorite to finish first. 

The Mountain Lions enter the spring portion of the season following a 2024–25 campaign that featured several competitive finishes and continued momentum from a consistent fall schedule leading into conference play. 

INSIDE THE POLL:

During the 2024–25 spring season, Young Harris recorded multiple solid performances against conference and regional competition. The Mountain Lions finished 11th at the Emmanuel Spring Invitational before posting a fourth-place finish at the Converse Spring Invitational. YHC followed with a tie for third at the Agnes McAmis Memorial and a sixth-place result at the Trailblazer Spring Invitational before closing the season with a seventh-place finish at the Conference Carolinas Championship. 

Those results placed the Mountain Lions in the middle of the conference standings while highlighting the team's ability to contend. 

The fall portion of the 2025 season provided encouraging momentum entering the spring. Young Harris opened the year with a fourth-place finish at the Golden Mane Classic, followed by a seventh-place showing at the King Invitational. The Mountain Lions added a fifth-place finish at the Kentucky Wesleyan Invitational and closed the fall slate with another fourth-place result at the Newberry Women's Invitational, demonstrating consistency across the lineup. 

GOLFERS TO WATCH:

Young Harris returns experienced leadership and emerging talent heading into the spring season. 

Lucy Wiegert, a senior from Cochran, Georgia, provides veteran stability after competing throughout the lineup during the 2024–25 season. 

Tamara Brito, a senior from Las Palmas, Spain, brings additional experience and depth as the Mountain Lions prepare for conference play. 

Avery Cauwels, a freshman from Woodstock, Georgia, earned Conference Carolinas Fall Freshman of the Month honors in 2025 and adds continued upside to the Young Harris roster. 

LOOKING AHEAD:

With a ninth-place preseason projection and a group that showed steady progress during the fall, the Mountain Lions will look to translate that momentum into the spring portion of the 2025–26 season as they prepare for the Conference Carolinas Championship.