{"id":23525,"date":"2026-02-19T18:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ud-freshman-golfer-rhianna-gooneratne-ready-for-spring-season-opener\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:32:31","slug":"ud-freshman-golfer-rhianna-gooneratne-ready-for-spring-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ud-freshman-golfer-rhianna-gooneratne-ready-for-spring-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"UD Freshman Golfer Rhianna Gooneratne Ready for Spring Season Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>NEWARK, Del. \u2013 The University of Delaware women&#8217;s golf squad prepares to launch their spring competition schedule this weekend with a trip to Georgia for the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational, an event hosted by Mercer University.<\/p><p>Leading the charge for the Fightin&#8217; Blue Hens will be first-year standout Rhianna Gooneratne, who aims to carry forward the momentum from an outstanding autumn campaign that marked the beginning of her college golf journey.<\/p><p>The talented newcomer demonstrated impressive skills during her initial collegiate season and now serves as a cornerstone player for Delaware&#8217;s lineup as they embark on their spring tournament slate.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Delaware women&#8217;s golf freshman Rhianna Gooneratne will lead the Blue Hens lineup as they begin their spring season at a Georgia tournament. The promising first-year player hopes to continue the success she achieved during her impressive fall debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771543949905.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-67r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63269,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/two-ud-womens-golfers-named-to-conference-usa-all-academic-team\/","url_meta":{"origin":23525,"position":0},"title":"Two UD Women&#8217;s Golfers Named to Conference USA All-Academic Team","author":"Admin","date":"May 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"University of Delaware women's golf standouts Mary Grace Dunigan and Rhianna Gooneratne received Conference USA Third Team recognition. 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