Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Southern Illinois University
Illinois State Redbird Classic
Women's Golf Finishes Fourth at Redbird Classic
09/13/2004 | 12:00:00 | Women's Golf
Sept. 13, 2004
By Shalae Schulte
SIUSalukis.com
NORMAL, ILL. - Southern Illinois University's women's golf team finished fourth in the Illinois State Redbird Classic ending earlier today. The team shot a 313 in the final round to secure the fourth place finish of the nine teams competing. Sophomore Kelly Gerlach, in sixth place heading into the final round, shot a 74 to finish in a tie for fourth out of 51 individuals competing in the tournament.
Gerlach, shot 76-79-74--229 to lead the Salukis while Josie Lowder (82-78-79--239) also had a top-20 finish, in a tie for 18th place. Samantha Sutzer (78-80-84--242) and Stefanie Pate (80-82-80--242) were not far behind in a tie for 23rd. Natalie Parker (91-84-80--255) also competed for SIU.
"We played respectable for the first outing of the season, but we didn't play up to our potential," said head coach Diane Daugherty. "We had too many penalty shots and too many chip shots. We definitely played younger than I expected us to play."
Illinois State University (899) won the tournament, shooting under 300 in the final two rounds of the tournament. Bradley (940) finished second and Northern Iowa (944) third, after both teams were tied for second going into the final round of the tournament.
"We played against conference competition and some great golf teams," added Daugherty. "Illinois State is a tough team, and we know we have seven months until the conference meet to improve."
Southern Illinois University Individuals
T4th Kelly Gerlach 76-79-74--229
T18th Josie Lowder 82-78-79--239
T23rd Samantha Sutzer 78-80-84--242
T23rd Stefanie Pate 80-82-80--242
T41st Natalie Parker 91-84-80--255
