USI finishes 8th out of 12 teams
GEORGETOWN, Ky.— University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf settled with an eight-place finish out of 12 teams Monday at the Saginaw Valley State Spring Invitational hosted by Saginaw Valley State University at the Cherry Blossom Golf Club.
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The Screaming Eagles finished its first tournament of the spring season shooting a two-day score of 676 (+100). USI started off round one shooting a 343 (+55) to sit in eight place. Day two saw little improvement for the Eagles as it shot a 333 (+45) to maintain an eighth-place finish. USI did find success in par-three’s, averaging the third best in the invitational (3.53).
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Sophomore Katelyn Sayyalinh (Rockford, Illinois) led all USI women golfers after shooting a 36-hole score of 164 (+20) to claim a tie for 27th out of 69 competitors. Sayyalinh shot an impressive 81 (+9) in round one to sit in the top-20 but dropped 10 spots after shooting an 83 (+11) in round two.
Another top performer for the Eagles was senior Hannah Herma (DeMotte, Indiana) after shooting a two-day score of 168 (+24) to capture 35th place. Herma started off slow carding an 86 (+14) in round one before surging in round two with an impressive 82 (+10) to bump up in the standings.
University of Findlay was crowned victorious at the Saginaw Valley State Spring Invitational with a two-day team score of 605 while holding six of the top 10 player spots in the leader board. Kristina Kniesly of Findlay won the invitational shooting a two-day score of 146 (+2).
