USI’s Leighty Selected for Women’s NCAA Golf Tournament

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf will be represented for the 17th consecutive year in NCAA tournament play with the selection of junior Abbey Leighty (Carmel, Illinois) to compete as an individual in postseason action.

Leighty joins the East Region field at the NCAA II Super Regional hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan College at The Pearl Club in Owensboro, Kentucky starting May 6.

The junior finished t-4th at the Triton Invitational on April 8 with back-to-back rounds of 75 for her lowest two-round performance since the Kentucky Wesleyan Invitational, which was also hosted at The Pearl Club.

Leighty averaged 78.5 strokes per round during the 2018-19 regular season over 21 rounds, including a low-round of 71 in the Screaming Eagles Classic to open the campaign.

As a member of the 2017-18 NCAA Super Regional team for USI, Leighty posted a three-round effort of 243, including a 78 to open the tournament.