
Salukis finish third at Cardinal Challenge
03/19/2017 | 5:02:00 | Women's Golf
Hanna Netisingha finishes in the top five
The Salukis finished third at the Cardinal Challenge to day for their eighth top-5 finish of the season.
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Southern shot a team score of 309 in the final round and finished just two strokes behind second place Bradley. Lamar, the host school, won the tournament with a 25 stroke lead.
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"We finished third with two top players injured. Â This finish proves we have the depth to compete no matter what the circumstances," Mihelich said. "When we are 100% healthy come April at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament we will have our revenge."
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Junior Hanna Netisingha shot a 75 in the closing round and finished tied for fourth place with Bradley's Ally Scaccia. Senior Xianmei Jin also finished in the top-10. She shot an 80 and finished in tenth. Senior Brooke Cusumano finished in 11th place after shooting an 80 in the final round.
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Lamar's Elodie Chaplet was the tournament champion. She shot a three-round score of 220 to win with a two stroke lead. The top-three finishers were all from Lamar. Wenny Chang was second and Olivia Le Roux was third.
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The Salukis will be back on the course again on March 26 and 27 when the team hosts the Saluki Invitational at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale.
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Team Leaderboard
1         Lamar                                     293 299 305 897
2         Bradley                                   303 312 307 922
3         Southern Illinois                     312 303 309 924
4         Fairleigh Dickinson                318 310 309 937
T5       Cleveland State                      318 309 317 944
T5       UT Rio Grande Valley            312 310 322 944
7         Indiana State                         310 313 322 945
8         Detroit                                    323 323 331 977
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prairie View A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 384 378 387 1149
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Player Leaderboard
T4       Hanna Netisingha                  75 74 75 224
10       Xianmei Jin                            77 75 80 232
T11     Brooke Cusumano                  77 77 80 234
24       Alice Ho                                  83 81 74 238
T30     Erica Kerr                               84 77 82 243
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Southern shot a team score of 309 in the final round and finished just two strokes behind second place Bradley. Lamar, the host school, won the tournament with a 25 stroke lead.
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"We finished third with two top players injured. Â This finish proves we have the depth to compete no matter what the circumstances," Mihelich said. "When we are 100% healthy come April at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament we will have our revenge."
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Junior Hanna Netisingha shot a 75 in the closing round and finished tied for fourth place with Bradley's Ally Scaccia. Senior Xianmei Jin also finished in the top-10. She shot an 80 and finished in tenth. Senior Brooke Cusumano finished in 11th place after shooting an 80 in the final round.
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Lamar's Elodie Chaplet was the tournament champion. She shot a three-round score of 220 to win with a two stroke lead. The top-three finishers were all from Lamar. Wenny Chang was second and Olivia Le Roux was third.
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The Salukis will be back on the course again on March 26 and 27 when the team hosts the Saluki Invitational at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale.
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Team Leaderboard
1         Lamar                                     293 299 305 897
2         Bradley                                   303 312 307 922
3         Southern Illinois                     312 303 309 924
4         Fairleigh Dickinson                318 310 309 937
T5       Cleveland State                      318 309 317 944
T5       UT Rio Grande Valley            312 310 322 944
7         Indiana State                         310 313 322 945
8         Detroit                                    323 323 331 977
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prairie View A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 384 378 387 1149
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Player Leaderboard
T4       Hanna Netisingha                  75 74 75 224
10       Xianmei Jin                            77 75 80 232
T11     Brooke Cusumano                  77 77 80 234
24       Alice Ho                                  83 81 74 238
T30     Erica Kerr                               84 77 82 243
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