Southern Illinois University
MVC Championships
Women's Golf finish Tied for Sixth at MVC Championship
04/20/2021 | 11:53:00 | Women's Golf
Saint Charles, Mo. — Southern Illinois women's golf tied for sixth place after carding 349 in Tuesday's final round of the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Bogey Hills Country Club. The Salukis battled the par-71, 5,987 yard course on a day that saw near-freezing temperatures, rain, gusts of wind, and snow.
Evansville (942) took home the championship trophy in dramatic fashion to advance to the NCAA Regionals after defeating Northern Iowa (942) in a sudden death tiebreaker on the 18th hole, the third-such finish in Valley history and first since 2003.
The Salukis closed the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a final score of 967 to tie with Bradley (967), trailing Illinois State (944), Missouri State (948), and Drake (959). Rounding out the field behind SIU was Indiana State (981), Loyola (991), and Valparaiso (1039).
Despite the inclement weather, senior Moyea Russell shined on the final day of play, firing 79 to finish in 11th place with a score of 235 (+22). Russell was one of five in the 50-player field to shoot in the 70s on Tuesday, an achievement in itself. The effort didn't go unnoticed as Russell earned her first All-Conference honor and finished the year with a 77.36 stroke average, ranked first for the Salukis.
Including Russell, Southern Illinois had three top-25 finishers. Fifth-year Erica Kerr shot 86 on Tuesday to finish in 14th place at 238 (+25), picking up a team-high 5 birdies over two days. Freshman Janie Samattiyadeekul posted a final found of 83 against the elements to finish at 244 (+31) tied for 22nd place.
Senior Emilyee McGiles carded 101 on a challenging day to finish at 256 (+43) in 41st place and sophomore Ayanna Habeel was forced to withdraw before the start of the final round with an injury.
GOLFER OF THE YEAR: Taylor Ledwein, Bradley
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Maria Toledo Bailey, Illinois State
MEDALIST: Sophia Rohleder, Evansville
ELITE 17 AWARD: Abby Cavaiani, Missouri State
COACH OF THE YEAR: John Bermel (Northern Iowa); John Andrews & Jim Hamilton (Evansville)
ALL-CONFERENCEÂ
Maria Toledo Bailey, Illinois State
Hannah Bermel, UNI
Abby Cavaiani, Missouri State
Lauren Green, Indiana State
Taylor Ledwein, Bradley
Haeri Lee, Drake
Sophia Rohleder, Evansville
Moyea Russell, Southern Illinois
Emily Snelling, UNI
Emma Sutton, Illinois State
TEAM SCORES
1 Evansville 300 304 338 = 942 (+90) *Won Tiebreaker
2 Northern Iowa 308 306 328 = 942 (+90)
3 Illinois State 318 300 326 = 944 (+92)
4 Missouri State 310 312 326 = 948 (+96)
5 Drake 319 319 327 = 959 (+107)
T6 Bradley 309 319 339 = 967 (+115)
T6 Southern Illinois 304 314 349 = 967 (+115)
8 Indiana State 316 326 339 = 981 (+129)
9 Loyola 324 325 342 = 991 (+139)
10 Valparaiso 348 342 349 = 1039 (+187)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SCORESÂ
11 Moyea Russell 75 81 79 = 235 (+22)
14 Erica Kerr 75 77 86 = 238 (+25)
T22 Janie Samattiyadeekul 82 79 83 = 244 (+31)
41 Emilyee McGiles 78 77 101 = 256 (+43)
50 Ayanna Habeel 76 81 0 = 157 (W)
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