RIO VERDE, Ariz. – The Illinois State women's golf team sits in a tie for 15th place after day two of the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational at The Rio Verde Country Club in Rio Verde, Arizona.
"We keep getting closer to breaking through," head coach Darby Sligh said. "I'm so proud of Courtnee (Cossell) on her round of 70 today. Anytime you have a career low day, it motivates those around you. We need to build off her momentum as a team tomorrow. We also need to start with more confidence. Our mistakes early on held us back today."
Topping the leaderboard after day two of play was Toledo, which finished with a score of 592. Remaining in first on the individual leaderboard is Xavier's Hanna Lee 141 (71-70.) Wichita State's Gavrilla Arya 144 (71-73) and Toledo's Sathika Ruenreong 144 (74-70) sit in a tie for second. The three-way tie for fourth place includes Arkansas State's Aracelly Jimenez Rios 145 (74-71), Illinois State's Courtnee Cossell 145 (75-70) and Northern Arizona's Savana Bezdicek 145 (75-70.)
Leading the way for ISU through day two was Cossell, who fired a second-round score of 70, placing her in a three-way tie for fourth. Next on the individual leaderboard for the Redbirds was Kiley Walsh who is placed in a seven-way tie for 27th, shooting a total two round score of 151 (75-76.) Abby Luchtenburg shot a two-round score of 159 (80-79) and sits in a three-way tie for 76th. Following closely behind is Renee Solberg who currently shares a four-way tie for 79th after totaling at 160 (80-80.) Caitlin Sims follows closely in a three-way tie for 83rd after shooting 161 (77-84.) Maggie Ambrose, competing individually, shot a total of 166 (88-78) and is tied for 94th.
The Rio Verde Invitational resumes Sunday for the third and final round at 8:30am MT.
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