Illinois State freshman Ashlee Johnson finished in 17th place after the first round of golf at the Lady Moc Classic in Lakeland, Florida on March 1. Redbirds are in 13th place with a team score of 330, three strokes away from overtaking both Misssouri Valley Conference competitors, Bradley and Northern Iowa.
Johnson shot a strong 79 on a par 72 course. Jill Rachford shot a solid 39 on the back nine with a score of 82. She is in a tie for the No. 41 spot. Albiona Zhubi shot a 83 and is tied for the No. 51 spot. Katie Laehn and Sara Prack both shot a 86 and tied for 71st.
Ashlee shot really well, said coach
Ray Kralis. All the girls played better than their scores show. By Sunday the girls should feel more confident and we will be seeing some lower scores.
North Carolina State and Miami University are tied for first place out of 18 schools with a team score of 310 followed by another tie between University of Wisconsin and Florida Southern with a score of 311.
Redbirds will play 18 holes on Saturday and finish up with 18 holes on Sunday as well.
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