CANTON, Mass. – Senior Kiley Walsh produced a 5-over-par 77 (39-38) in Monday's third and final round of the Boston College Intercollegiate to finish tied for sixth place on the individual leaderboard at the par-72 6,137-yard Blue Hill Country Club.
After shooting a 3-over-par 39 on the front nine, Walsh carded a 2-over-par 38 on the back. Her round included two birdies, with one coming on a par 4 on each side. She finished the tournament with an 8-over-par 224 (74-73-77).
Illinois State wrapped up the tournament in 13th place. The Redbirds recorded a team score of 326 on Monday to finish with a three-round total of 945 (314-305-326). Richmond topped the 16-team field with an 887 (301-291-295), 11 strokes ahead of second-place Boston College.
Junior Caitlin Sims birdied her last par 3 to finish her final round with an 81 (40-41). Sims finished the tournament with a 239 (82-76-81), while senior Abby Luchtenburg completed the event with a 241 (78-80-83). In the final round, Luchtenburg carded a 44 on the front nine, and then battled back with a 3-over-par 39 on the second nine to finish with an 83.
Sophomore's Paige Seiser and Morgan Savage rounded out the scoring for the Redbirds. They each recorded a birdie on the back nine. Seiser shot an 85 (43-42) in the final round to finish with a 243 (81-77-85). Savage ended her final round by carding an 87 (44-43) to finish the tournament at 247 (81-79-87). Her final round score did not count towards the team's total over the final 18 holes.
Junior Leia Atas who was competing as an individual for the Redbirds, recorded her lowest round of the tournament with an 80 (38-42). Atas had three birdies in her final round, with two of them being on the front nine's par 3's. Atas finished the tournament with a score of 243 (82-81-80).
Richmond's Elsa Diaz, who was in third place after the first two rounds, finished with medalist honors with a 1-over-par 217 (77-68-72). Elon's Heather Munro finished one stroke behind Diaz with a 2-over-par 218 (73-71-74), earning her second place.
"One day soon this squad is going to surprise a lot of people, but today wasn't our day," head coach Darby Sligh said. "We had a horrific start over the first five holes that set the tone for the rest of the round. We simply couldn't climb out of the hole that we dug. We have put a lot of training effort into scoring, so this was a setback for us. I know we will bounce back in the coming weeks. I couldn't be more proud of the way Kiley fought this week."Â
Illinois State will return to action Oct. 2-4 when it travels to Columbia, Missouri, to compete at Missouri's Johnie Imes Invitational at The Club at Old Hawthorne.
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