NORMAL, Ill. - The Leatherneck women's golf program wrapped up fall play this afternoon at the NIU Huskie Classic. The women finished tied for fourth with a 622 (313, 309).
Alexa Arent was impressive as she strung together rounds of 78 and a career-low 75 to tie for ninth place. It is her fourth career top 10 finish.
"It is nice to see Alexa finish the fall on a high note," said head coach Lia Biehl Lukkarinen. "She has really come along as a solid player and shows how deep our roster can be."
"Overall, I would have to give our fall season an A or A-minus. We need to seize more opportunities to continue to shoot lower scores and keep improving as a unit.
"We will work on a few things in the next few days while the weather allows us to get on the course."
Tara Peterman was steady as always with two rounds of 77 to notch another top 10 finish. She finished in the top 10 in every tournament this fall. Peterman has 11 top 10 finishes for her career.
Emily Brink finished the Classic with a 157 (77,80) to tie for 19th. Claire Gursh carded a 159 (81,78) and placed 26th.
Kristi Tschudin rounded out the Leatherneck attack with 164 (85,79) to tie for 42nd.
Lindsay Wandrey was the tournament's top individual with a 154 (80, 74). The round of 74 ties a career low which she has done three times. Wandrey finished the tournament tied with Peterman for ninth place and this is her sixth career top 10 finish.
Samantha Hainline carded a 160 (79,81) to finish tied for 27th and Nerissa Hetzel concluded the tournament tied for 42nd with a 164 (80,84).
Brown University won the tournament with a 611 (315, 296) and also had the lowest individual in Carly Anderson who fired a 150 (75, 75). In a congested leaderboard, Anderson finished just three strokes better than Arent and four strokes better than Peterman.
The Leathernecks will return to action in the spring of 2011. Check back during the winter for a complete Spring schedule.
Team Standings
1. Brown 315 296 611 +35
2. Northern Illinois 296 318 614 +38
3. Chicago State 307 314 621 +45
4. Western Illinois 313 309 622 +46
Loyola 312 310 622 +46
6. SIU Edwardsville 320 314 634 +58
7. Gustavus Adolphus 323 319 642 +66
8. North Dakota 320 329 649 +73
9. Creighton 316 340 656 +80
10. South Dakota 335 339 674 +98
11. IPFW 344 331 675 +99
12. St. Francis 358 340 698 +122
Individual Standings
T-6. Alexa Arent 78 75 153
T-9. Tara Peterman 77 77 154
T-19 Emily Brink 77 80 157
26. Claire Gursh 81 78 159
T-42. Kristi Tschudin 85 79 164
T-9. Lindsay Wandrey 80 74 154
T-27. Samantha Hainline 79 81 160
T-42. Nerissa Hetzel 80 84 164
