Live Scoring
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's golf team returns to action this weekend when the Redbirds travel to Bloomington, Indiana, to play in Indiana's IU Invitational at the par-72, 5,884-yard IU Golf Course.
The tournament consists of a 54-hole, stroke-play format, with 36 holes being played Saturday and the final 18 holes Sunday, April 9. Both days will start with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. CT. The tournament field features nine teams. Joining the Redbirds and the host Hoosiers are Akron, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, IUPUI, Toledo, Western Michigan and Xavier.
Last Time Out
The Illinois State women's golf team finished William & Mary's Kingsmill Intercollegiate March 28 with its second-lowest three-round score of the season, as the Redbirds carded a 916 (300-309-307) at the par-72, 6,043-yard River Course at Kingsmill Resort. Illinois State shot a 307 in the final round and concluded the 22-team event in eighth place.
Freshman Paige Seiser and junior Kiley Walsh led the Redbirds, as the duo both produced season-low three-round scores. Seiser finished in a 10th-place tie on the individual leaderboard with a 9-over-par 225 (73-76-76) and shot a second-consecutive 4-over-par 76 (39-37). Walsh tallied Illinois State's lowest score of the day, carding a 2-over-par 74 (37-37), and finished in a tie for 13th place with a 226 (77-75-74).
Sophomore Caitlin Sims registered a 5-over-par 77 (38-39) over the final 18 holes to finish with a 232 (75-80-77). Rounding out the scoring in the final round for the Redbirds was senior Maggie Ambrose, who shot an 80 (42-38) and ended the event with a 238 (80-78-80). Junior Abby Luchtenburg shot an 81 (38-43) in the final round and manufactured a three-round score of 237 (75-81-81).
Up Next
Illinois State will aim to win the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, April 16-18, at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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