Junior Taylor Howerton (Evansville, Indiana) paced the University of Southern Indiana women’s golf team to a fifth place finish out of 19 teams at the Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational Sunday afternoon at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.
Howerton shot a four-over 148 (75-73) to finish tied for fifth. Freshman Abbey Leighty (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) also had a strong showing, shooting a 10-over 154 (76-78) to finish tied for 15th.
Also placing in the top half of the 103-player field was senior Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana). Koester shot an 18-over 162 (82-80) to place tied for 35th.
As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished fifth out of 19 teams shooting a 54-over 630. The Eagles shot 315 in each round.
The Eagles return to the course October 8-9 for the Maryville Fall Invitational at Annbriar Golf Club in Waterloo, Illinois.
9/25/2016 — Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational
The Meadows — Allendale, MI
Par 72, 6017 yards — 0 teams, 0 players
| Southern Indiana | 315 | 315 | Â Â 630 | Â Â Â +54 | Â Â 5th |
| Howerton, Taylor | 75 | 73 | Â Â 148 | Â Â +4 | Â Â t-5th |
| Leighty, Abbey | 76 | 78 | Â Â 154 | Â Â +10 | Â Â t-15th |
| Koester, Allison | 82 | 80 | Â Â 162 | Â Â +18 | Â Â t-35th |
| Davis, Grace | 82 | 88 | Â Â 170 | Â Â +26 | Â Â t-56th |
| Bumpus, Holly# | 87 | 85 | Â Â 172 | Â Â +28 | Â Â t-64th |
| Ellerbusch, Paige | 92 | 84 | Â Â 176 | Â Â +32 | Â Â t-73rd |
# Indicates individual player
