2021-22 Women's Golf Roster

Jay Bendlin/UAlbany Athletics
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
Jay Bendlin
Jay Bendlin
Jay Bendlin
Jay Bendlin

Amber Thornton

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool St. Mary Mackillop College Canberra
  • Hometown Canberra, Australia

Biography

2021-22
Competed in all fall events … missed just two spring events … led the team in each of the first four events of the year … named MAAC Golfer of the Month twice - September and October … led the team in all three spring events she participated in … MAAC Academic Honor Roll … WGCA All-American Scholar.
 
FALL
Sept. 12 | Crosstown Challenge | par 70 | 1st | 75
Sept. 20-21 | Boston College Intercollegiate | par 72 | T-32nd | 232 (78-74-80)
Sept. 25-26 | Princeton Invite | par 72 | 1st | 210 (73-66-71)
Oct. 17-18 | Sacred Heart Fall Invite | par 73 | T-10th | 156 (77-79)
Oct. 25-26 | St, John’s Fall Intercollegiate | par 71 | T-5th | 73
 
SPRING
Feb. 13-14 | Columbia Classic | par 72 | T-40th | 240 (83-76-81)
Mar. 14-15 | FGCU/WKU Spring Break Shootout | par 71 | 5th | 212 (74-69-69)
Mar. 28-29 | Georgia State Invitational | par 72 | 14th | 227 (75-76-76)

2021:Immediate impact player her freshman year, playing in all events throughout the spring... Named MAAC Golfer of the Week (3/18)... Led team in win over rival Siena in Crosstown Challenge. 

Mar. 12-14 | Low Country Intercollegiate Invitational | T-24th – 152 (+8)
Mar. 29-30 | Georgia State Invitational | T-24th – 227 (+11)
Apr. 9 | Tumble Brook Invitational | T-18th – 81 (+9)
Apr. 11-12 | Sacred Heart Spring Invitational | T-15th – 153 (+9)
Apr. 18 | Crosstown Challenge vs. Siena | 72 (+2)
Apr. 23-25 | MAAC Championship | 9th – 191 (+11)

High School
Majored four years in golf at St. Mary Mackillop College… recorded a lowest single-round score of 69… best tournament result was -2 (71, 71)... 2018 JNJG Most Improved Player… 2018 CSGA Most Improved Player… also a member of the high school softball team
 
Personal
Amber Thornton… daughter of Kevin Thornton and Hetty Van Der Zwet… has two sisters, Justine and Chloe… majoring in Criminal Justice

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    PLAYER
    5'7"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    PLAYER
    5'7"