Cardinal Classic On Tap For Women’s Golf

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Fall play continues for the University of Evansville women’s golf team as they head to The Players Club in Yorktown, Ind. for the Cardinal Classic.

Set for Monday and Tuesday, the will feature 36 holes on day one with the final 18 set for day two.  Action on Monday starts with an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun while the final round begins at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday.  Par is set for 72 while the yardage comes in at 6,204.

A crowded field of 19 squads includes: Ball State, Akron, Austin Peay, Bowling Green, Bradley, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Dayton, Drake, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indiana State, Indianapolis, Northern Illinois, Northern Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Toledo, Western Illinois and Western Michigan.

The Purple Aces opened their season two weeks ago in Youngstown, Ohio at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational.  Freshman Sophia Rohleder carded a 77 in the final round finish in 19th place at Mill Creek Park Golf Course.

After an opening-round tally of 82, the Evansville product improved by five strokes to finish with a 159 for the event, taking 19th place.

Fellow newcomer Minka Gill saw her score jump by eight strokes on Tuesday.  Gill notched an 86 in the first round of action, but fired off a 78 in the final round to tie for 34th with a 164.  Giulia Mallmann matched that total with identical rounds of 82.

Next up was Maria Pickens.  She also saw an improvement in day two.  Pickens followed up Monday’s 86 with a score of 82.  Her total of 168 tied her for 43rd.  Lexie Sollman was next up with a 171.

Madison Chaney came home in a tie for 43rd as an individual with her rounds finishing at 83 and 85.  Carly Waggoner was tied with Sollman for 49th with a 171.  Waggoner shot an 84 on Tuesday.