University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf senior Anastasia Carter (Granger, Indiana) will conclude her collegiate career at the NCAA Division II National Championship in Denver, Colorado. The senior qualified as one of the top-three individuals on a non-advancing team going to the NCAA II National Championship Festival in Colorado.
Carter was in the clubhouse after her third-round 74 (+2) as the fourth individual, one stroke away from qualifying. With a triple bogey on her final hole, the University of California-Pennsylvania’s Carla Maestre dropped below Carter allowing the senior to move into third and punch her ticket to the NCAA II Championships. Carter is the first to represent USI women’s golf at the national championships.
Carter improved her score each of the three rounds with scores of 78, 76, and 72 in the final round to finish in 10th-place overall. Junior Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana) also finished in the top-20 with opening and closing rounds of 76. Koester finished in a tie for 15th with her three-round total of 235.
The Screaming Eagles moved into a tie for fourth place with Ashland University with a 306 on the final day. After an opening round of 305, USI dropped to fifth with a second round 326.
Senior Brittanie Garrison (Evansville, Indiana) and sophomore Taylor Howerton (Evansville, Indiana) ended the event tied for 23rd. Both carded 78s in the final round to finish with scores of 237. Rounding out the scores for USI was senior Molly English who carded a three-round score of 258, good enough for a share of 61st.
The defending national champion, University of Indianapolis, won the tournament with a three-round total of 895. Also advancing are Grand Valley State University and the University of Findlay with scores of 912 and 921, respectively.
The season is over for the team, while Carter moves on to the national championship round, which will take place at Common Grounds Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado. The NCAA II National Championship Festival kicks off at Mile High Stadium in Denver on May 16. The first round of the national championships tee off on May 18. The fourth and final round will take place on May 21.
