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WATERLOO, Ill.—University of Southern Indiana sophomore Anastasia Carter became the third women’s golfer in school history to capture a Great Lakes Valley Conference individual title Sunday as she finished first out of 70 competitors at the GLVC Women’s Championship.
Carter, who earned All-GLVC honors for the second straight year with the effort, matched the Screaming Eagles’ 36-hole record with her two-day score of 145. She shot a tournament-best and two-under-par 70 in the first round Saturday to open a two-stroke lead; then carded a three-over-par 75 in Sunday’s closing round to earn a five-stroke victory over the University of Indianapolis’s Jaclyn Schindler, who was second with a 150 (72-78).
A graduate of Penn High School, Carter led all players with 26 pars and tied for the tournament lead with five birdies. She is the first USI women’s player since Angela Dehning in 2010 to capture the GLVC individual title. Alisha Luigs won the GLVC individual title in 2004, while USI captured its first and only team title in 2011.
As a team, the Eagles finished second in the 14-team field after posting the low round of 310 Sunday. USI, which posted a 317 Saturday and a 36-hole score of 627, finished nine strokes back of first-place UIndy and 11 strokes in front of third-place Drury University. USI was third at the midway point.
Freshman Allison Koester led the Eagles in the final round as she shot a 73 to lead the entire field Sunday. Koester finished in a tie for 11th with a two-day score of 159.
Senior Kaelyn Lingenfelter matched her opening-round 80 Sunday to finish in a tie for 13th with a two-day score of 160, while junior Griffin Glasscock shot 82 in both rounds to finish in a tie for 24th. Senior Taylor Merriss tied for 44th with a two-day score of 175 (85-90).
USI is hoping its effort this weekend will be enough to carry it into the NCAA II East Super-Regional for the third straight season and the ninth time in the last 11 years—the Eagles have sent either a team or an individual in each of the last 10 seasons.
An announcement for the qualifying teams and individuals will be made later this week. The NCAA II East Super-Regional is May 4-6 at the Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana.
Team Champion: Indianapolis (304-314—618)
Medalist: Anastasia Carter, Southern Indiana (70-75—145)
All-Conference Team (Top 5 & Ties, 5 highest-ranked players via Golfstat player rankings)
Anastasia Carter, Southern Indiana
Jaclyn Schindler, Indianapolis
Tayler Hoag, Missouri-St. Louis
Margaret Alumno, Drury
Jenny Konop, Indianapolis
Casara Marsaglia, Illinois Springfield
Chanice Young, Indianapolis
Amy Thompson, Indianapolis
Molly Ward, Indianapolis
Bailey Hopper, Missouri-St. Louis
Lauren Michael, Drury
Player of the Year (Based on Golfstat Player Rankings)
Jenny Konop, Indianapolis
Freshman of the Year(Based on Golfstat Player Rankings)
Rachel Sweeney, Lewis
Coach of the Year (Coaches’ Vote)
Brent Nicoson, Indianapolis
