Saturday, February 24
Phoenix, AZ
All Day
Southern Illinois University
at
GCU Invitational
Women's Golf finishes in eighth place at GCU Invite
02/25/2018 | 7:07:00 | Women's Golf
After a frost delay in Phoenix, the SIU Women's Golf team concluded the GCU Invitational in eighth place. Â The Salukis ended with a combined three-round score 926. Â They ended the third round with a score of 299, matching the fifth best third round scores in the Saluki record book.
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Sophomore Erica Kerr had her best Saluki performance. Â Kerr shot five over par in the third round allowing her to finish tied for 27th with an overall score of 229. Kerr was 10 strokes behind first place finishers Carly Dehlin from Utah Valley and Kelly Hooper from Montana State.
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Head Coach Alexis O'Brien said this was the best performance she has seen from Kerr. Â
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"Individually Erica had her best 54 performance in the line-up," O'Brien said. Â I don't foresee her competing as an individual in the future."
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Right behind Kerr was senior Hanna Netisingha and sophomore Lili Klekner-Alt. The two finished the invite with a 231, two strokes off of Kerr. Â Netisingha ended the third round one over par, 73 and Klekner-Alt ended two over par, 74. Â
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O'Brien said she was happy the team was able to close the invitational with a solid score. Â She said both Klekner-Alt and Netisingha stepped up and played solidly.
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The Salukis will be off until March 16-18 where they travel to Mobile, AL for the Bama Beach Bash.
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Team Results:
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1         Portland State            296     304     287     887     +23
2         Utah Valley                300     297     292     889     +25
3         Northern Colorado     302     306     292     900     +36
4         Grand Canyon            307     306     287     901     +37
5         Seattle                       303     308     294     905     +41
6         Oakland                      307     305     299     911     +47
7         South Dakota State   313     307     300     920     +56
8         Southern Illinois        316     311     299     926     +62
T9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CSUBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 307Â Â Â Â Â 313Â Â Â Â Â 307Â Â Â Â Â 927Â Â Â Â Â +63
T9       Montana State           299     324     301     927     +63
11       Montana                    316     311     301     928     +64
12       Eastern Washington  312     319     305     936     +72
T13     Creighton                   320     312     314     946     +82
T13     Cleveland State          322     316     308     946     +82
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oakland (B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 326Â Â Â Â Â 322Â Â Â Â Â 312Â Â Â Â Â 960Â Â Â Â Â +96
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Individual Results:
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T27     Erica Kerr                    80       72       77       229
T33     Hanna Netisingha      78       80       73       231
T33     Lili Klekner-Alt            78       79       74       231
T47     Emilyee McGiles        80       80       75       235
T76     Alice Ho                      84       80       81       245
84*     Sun Jung                     87       86       81       254
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Sophomore Erica Kerr had her best Saluki performance. Â Kerr shot five over par in the third round allowing her to finish tied for 27th with an overall score of 229. Kerr was 10 strokes behind first place finishers Carly Dehlin from Utah Valley and Kelly Hooper from Montana State.
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Head Coach Alexis O'Brien said this was the best performance she has seen from Kerr. Â
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"Individually Erica had her best 54 performance in the line-up," O'Brien said. Â I don't foresee her competing as an individual in the future."
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Right behind Kerr was senior Hanna Netisingha and sophomore Lili Klekner-Alt. The two finished the invite with a 231, two strokes off of Kerr. Â Netisingha ended the third round one over par, 73 and Klekner-Alt ended two over par, 74. Â
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O'Brien said she was happy the team was able to close the invitational with a solid score. Â She said both Klekner-Alt and Netisingha stepped up and played solidly.
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The Salukis will be off until March 16-18 where they travel to Mobile, AL for the Bama Beach Bash.
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Team Results:
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1         Portland State            296     304     287     887     +23
2         Utah Valley                300     297     292     889     +25
3         Northern Colorado     302     306     292     900     +36
4         Grand Canyon            307     306     287     901     +37
5         Seattle                       303     308     294     905     +41
6         Oakland                      307     305     299     911     +47
7         South Dakota State   313     307     300     920     +56
8         Southern Illinois        316     311     299     926     +62
T9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CSUBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 307Â Â Â Â Â 313Â Â Â Â Â 307Â Â Â Â Â 927Â Â Â Â Â +63
T9       Montana State           299     324     301     927     +63
11       Montana                    316     311     301     928     +64
12       Eastern Washington  312     319     305     936     +72
T13     Creighton                   320     312     314     946     +82
T13     Cleveland State          322     316     308     946     +82
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oakland (B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 326Â Â Â Â Â 322Â Â Â Â Â 312Â Â Â Â Â 960Â Â Â Â Â +96
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Individual Results:
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T27     Erica Kerr                    80       72       77       229
T33     Hanna Netisingha      78       80       73       231
T33     Lili Klekner-Alt            78       79       74       231
T47     Emilyee McGiles        80       80       75       235
T76     Alice Ho                      84       80       81       245
84*     Sun Jung                     87       86       81       254
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