MACOMB, Ill. - Women's
golf finished up day one of the Western Illinois Autumn Invitational on Sunday,
October 14. Despite inclement weather throughout the day, Western saw great
success as the 'Purple Team' had three golfers in the top four, and currently
sits in first-place with a 330.
The University of Illinois-Chicago and Wisconsin Green-Bay
are both tied for second-place after day one with scores of 349, respectively.
The Western Illinois 'Gold Team' finished round one with a 358, which is good
for fourth-place. The University of Illinois-Springfield rounds out team play
with a 386 and is in fifth.
Individually for Western, junior Kristi Tschudin is
in first after firing a 79 (38-41) in round one. Just behind her in second sits sophomore Ashley Jeffers. Jeffers shot an 81 (40, 41) and is in sole
possession of second place for the tournament.
Senior Emily Brink posted an 84 (42, 42) through the first
18-holes, and is in 4th place for the tournament.
Alexa Arent led the 'Gold Team' with an 86 (43, 43) through
day one. She is in a tie for eighth with sophomore Jessica Knepp who also fired an
86 (42, 44).
Kelsea Visalli shot an 87 (43, 44) and sits in a tie for
11th place. In her first collegiate tournament, true-freshman Allison Farrell
fired an 89 (43, 46), which is good for sole possession of 13th-place.
Rounding out play for the Purple & Gold is Julie Whalen,
Marissa Juliana and Abby Ball. Whalen fired a 91 (45, 46) to finish in 15th-place. Also playing in her first collegiate tournament, Juliana shot a 92 (42, 50) to finish in a tie for 16th. Ball shot
a 95 (45, 50) and sits in 20th through day one.
"Today was all about endurance. We had a couple of good
rounds which was fantastic," said head coach Lia Biehl Lukkarinen. "We really survived the elements, it can be
really easy to let things get away from you on a day like today. Tomorrow the
weather should be better so we just need to go out and dial it back in again.
Overall not a bad day for the Leathernecks."
The final round is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. on Monday
morning (Oct. 15). Final results and analysis will be available following the
conclusion of the tournament.
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