INDIANAPOLIS – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf placed 16th in the Butler Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 947 (318-313-316). The tournament was hosted by Butler University at Highland Golf and Country Club in Indianapolis.
Morehead State University won the tournament, passing the two-round leader University of Illinois Chicago in the final round. Morehead State shot a 54-hole 868 (285-290-293). Morehead State led UIC by four after the first round, but UIC took a two-round lead after shooting seven strokes better than Morehead State in the second round. Morehead State reclaimed the team lead after shooting four strokes better than UIC in Tuesday’s final round.
Southern Indiana senior Haylee Exline (Poseyville, Indiana) led USI with a t-36th finish after posting a three-round 227 (76-75-76). Her second-round 75 was a team-best in the tournament and only two strokes off her USI career best.
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Senior Halle Gutwein (DeMotte, Indiana) was the next-best finisher for the Eagles, carding a 54-hole 237 (78-77-82). Gutwein had a pair of birdies in each of her Monday rounds.
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Playing as an individual in the tournament and only in her second event as a Screaming Eagle, freshman Ashlynn Weir (Evansville, Indiana) made a distinguishable improvement from her first round to her last two rounds, shooting over 10 strokes better in the final two rounds (89-79-78). Weir grabbed three birdies in her second-round 79. Weir’s performance also showed growth for the freshman since her first tournament appearance for USI in mid-September at The Velvet.
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The Eagles will have a quick turnaround when they play in the Bradley Coyote Creek Classic this Saturday and Sunday (October 7-8). The event hosted by Bradley University will be at Coyote Creek Golf Club in Bartonville, Illinois.
