Live Scoring
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's golf team returns to the links Monday when it takes part in the Missouri Valley Conference Preview, which will be hosted by Southern Illinois, Oct. 3-4, at the par-72, 6,214-yard Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The tournament features a 54-hole stroke-play format, with 36 holes being played Monday and 18 holes Tuesday. An 8 a.m. shotgun start will start play both days. Live scoring throughout the tournament will be available at GolfStatResults.com.
Fourteen teams will be competing in the event, including all 10 MVC schools, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Murray State and UMKC.
This is the second time the MVC has held a fall preview event to allow the 10 teams in the Valley to get a good look at each other, as well as gain experience on the course that will host the conference championship in April.
Teams are constructed with five student-athletes, and only the top-four scores count towards the school's overall total in each round.
The Redbirds will be represented by freshman Paige Seiser, senior Kiley Walsh, senior Renee Solberg, freshman Morgan Savage and junior Abby Luchtenburg. Sophomore Caitlin Sims will be competing as an individual.
"This is rare to have a chance to play and gather information on the course we will face at the MVC Championship in April," head coach Darby Sligh said. "All 10 MVC teams will be competing, which will give us a sense of how close or far our preparations are taking us. It's nice to have that check-in no matter the outcome. Obviously, we are going in to try and win a golf tournament, but we have prepared for this one no differently than any other. Every event this fall is a big one. This will be an exciting midseason tournament for sure!"
Last Time Out
The Redbirds saw their top four golfers all shoot 77 or lower in the final round of Missouri State's MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial at the par-71 Twin Oaks Country Club Sept. 13.
ISU started the day in a tie for 11th place and finished the tournament all alone in the same position by shooting a 303 to finish with a 54-hole total of 934 (316-315-303). South Dakota State won the 15-team event with an 896 (301-308-287), while South Dakota's Brenna Lervick claimed medalist honors with a 3-over-par 216 (69-76-71).
Seiser was the top Redbird performer, as she finished in a tie for 16th place, after shooting a 5-over-par 76 in the final round to finish with a 15-over-par 228 (74-78-76). Walsh and Sims both led ISU in the final round by carding a pair of 4-over-par 75s. Walsh finished the tournament with a 232 (78-79-75), while Sims ended up with a 236 (83-78-75).
Rounding out the scoring was junior Luchtenburg, who shot her best score of the tournament with a 6-over-par 77 to finish with a 239 (81-81-77). Senor Maggie Ambrose shot an 87 in the final round, but her score did not count towards the team's total in the final round. She finished the tournament with a 253 (86-80-87).
Solberg competed as one 14 individuals in the event, and she finished the tournament with a 236 (81-80-75). Solberg saved her best for last with a 4-over-par 75 over the final 18 holes.
Up Next
The Redbirds return to action near the end of the month when they travel to Kiawah Island, South Carolina, for College of Charleston's Palmetto Intercollegiate, Oct. 24-25, at Turtle Point Golf Course.
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