The USI Women’s Golf team placed fourth out of 11 teams in the McKendree Fall Intercollegiate Tuesday at Far Oaks Golf Club.
The Eagles, as a team, shot a round one collective score of 329 (+41) which dropped them to tied-for-eighth early in tournament. USI came back strong in round two carding the second-best team score with a 309 (+21) which helped solidify their final position on the leaderboard.
Senior Abbey Leighty paced the Eagles by tallying a three-round total of 203 (+14). Leighty’s round two score of 75 (+3) was the best individual round for USI. Leighty also added her third top ten finish of the fall season after placing seventh Tuesday.
Sophomore Hannah Herma posted a 237 (+21) and Junior Kiley Swisher carded 242 (+26) rounding out the top three individuals for the Eagles. Both Herma (14th) and Swisher (T-19th) left Caseyville with top 20 finishes.
Up next, with this tournament concluding the fall season for the USI Women’s Golf team, the Eagles will shift their focus to the spring season in the next few months.
