Live Scoring
The Illinois State women's golf team returns to action Friday for the first time since Seton Hall's Pirate Invitational Oct. 28 when the Redbirds tee off the spring season, as they travel to Port St. Lucie, Florida, to compete in the Ball State Sunshine Invitational at the par-72, 6,074-yard St. Lucie Trail Golf Club Feb. 10-11.
The tournament consists of a 54-hole stroke-play format, with 36 holes being played Friday and the final 18 holes being played Saturday. Both rounds will begin with an 7 a.m. CT shotgun start. Live scoring will be available through Golfstat.com.
The tournament field consists of 12 teams. Joining the Redbirds and host Ball State are Drake, Eastern Kentucky, IUPUI, Keiser, Lamar, Lipscomb, McNeese State, Southern Illinois, Toledo and Valparaiso.
Representing the Redbirds are junior Kiley Walsh, senior Renee Solberg, sophomore Caitlin Sims, freshman Paige Seiser and junior Abby Luchtenburg. Senior Maggie Ambrose will be competing as an individual.
"It feels like an eternity since we have been able to compete, so we are incredibly excited to get on grass and into the sunshine this weekend," said head coach Darby Sligh. "This is a field that we should compete well in, and I am optimistic due to the hard work that has been put in over Christmas break and the last two weeks here on campus."
Last Time Out
Illinois State concluded Seton Hall's Pirate Invitational Oct. 28 at the par-72, 5,902-yard Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The Redbirds finished with a score of 686 (363-323) for seventh place in the 14-team field. South Dakota State won the tournament with a 632 (326-306), 14 strokes ahead of second-place Lamar.
Walsh led the Redbirds over the two-day tournament with a two-round total score of 166 (89-77), which placed her in a tie for 15th place on the individual leaderboard. Solberg led the Redbirds over the first 18 holes and finished with a score of 170 (87-83), placing her in a tie for 18th on the individual leaderboard. Sims finished with a 173 (93-80), Luchtenburg scored a 177 (94-83), and freshman Paige Seiser concluded the tournament with a 182 (95-87). Freshman Morgan Savage competed individually and ended the tournament with a 183 (97-86).
Up Next
The Redbirds travel to Rio Verde, Arizona, Feb. 24-26, for the Rio Verde Invitational, hosted by Western Michigan, at Rio Verde Country Club.
GoRedbirds.com: Your online source for Illinois State Athletics tickets, Weisbecker Scholarship Fund gifts, multimedia, Redbird merchandise, photos and more.
