Kayla Katterhenry ties for second in Tennessee

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Aces place fifth in tournament

 Senior Kayla Katterhenry finished just one shot off of the lead as the University of Evansville women’s golf team earned a 5th place finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club.

A 3-over 74 on Tuesday saw Katterhenry finish one stroke behind medalist Elizabeth England of Carson-Newman.  Katterhenry’s efforts in the tournament saw her post a 3-round tally of 220.

Giulia Mallmann was second for the Purple Aces.  She carded an 84 in the final round and completed the tournament with a 246 to finish in 28th.  One behind her was Maggie Camp.  The senior registered an 83 to total 247 strokes in the tournament, good for a 29th-place tie.

Madison Chaney and Lexie Sollman completed the top five.  Chaney had her best round of the tournament on Tuesday, scoring an 81 to tie for 32nd with a 250.  Sollman posted an 85 on her way to a 257.  She placed 38th.

Lee University took the team championship by 11 strokes over Tennessee Tech.  Lee posted an 895 while TTU finished at 906.  Belmont took third with a 916 while Carson-Newman (932) and UE (961) rounded out the top five.

On March 27-28, the ladies make their way to Maumelle, Arkansas for the Little Rock Invitational