Edinburgh, IN - Lyon College women's competed in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships beginning this Sunday, October 4th and finishing today Tuesday, October 6th at the Timbergate Golf Course. Scots competed as individuals bringing three golfers to the contest,
Zoe Anderson finishing inside the top 25 and being named to the SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Grinnell earned the top spot in tournament shooting 884 (Rd 1 - 285, Rd 2 - 297, Rd 3 - 302). Back behind in second was the Mississippi University for Women with 968 (Rd 1 - 318, Rd 2 - 325, Rd 3 - 325). Monmouth placed third with 1122 overall, followed by Illinois College just three strokes behind 1125. In fifth with 1205 was Westminster, Spalding with 1391 in sixth, and in seventh was Greenville with 1473. Knox College placed eighth with 1523, followed by Blackburn with 1528, and lastly in tenth was Eureka College.
Zoe Anderson led the Scots finishing tied 23rd overall shooting a 291 (Rd 1 - 102, Rd 2 - 94, Rd 3 - 95). In round one, Anderson recorded two pars on holes 11 and 15, while bogeying holes 1, 6, and 14. She struggled somewhat on the front nine of round one but, would perform better in following days. In round two, she recorded her best play of the tournament shooting 22 over par with pars on holes 3, 10, and 16. In round three, she pared three holes (1,2,4) on the front nine and carded another two pars on holes 13 and 15.
Austyn Teufel finished the tournament holding the 27th spot overall shooting a 311 (Rd 1 - 99, Rd 2 - 100, Rd 3 - 112). In round one, Teufel she played well on the front nine recording pars on holes 2 and 8, while on the back nine she carded another par on 15. In round two, she would record two pars on holes 5 and 16, with bogies on holes 3,6,7,9,10,13,17. In round three she would struggle carding a par on hole 12 and bogies on 3,4,7,8,9.
Sajani Sharma finished 45th recording a 405 (Rd 1 - 138, Rd 2 - 133, Rd 3 - 131). Sharma played her best rounds on the tournament on the back nine on days two and three. In round two, she recorded a bogey on hole 3, double bogey on hole 14, and triple bogey 18 to shoot 29 over. In round three, she recorded two double bogeys on holes 12 and 13 to shoot 29 over.
Scots will compete in the Praire Fire Invitational hosted by Knox College on October 24-25 in Galesburg, IL.