The Valparaiso women’s golf team improved by 15 strokes on Saturday to shoot a 319 on day two of the Horizon League Championship, the third lowest score of the day. They moved up one spot to fourth with their 36-hole score of 653, only four strokes behind Green Bay, at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

“It follows our trend of all season,” head coach Mat Blair said. “We picked it up after having a rough day yesterday. I made it a point to stay away from them today and just let them play their game. I’m very proud of their effort today.

Sibil Gill (Kokomo, Ind./Western) improved her round one score by ten strokes, shooting a 76 on the day to finish with a 36-hole score of 162. She moved up 13 spots on the leaderboard, ending the day in a tie for 13^th. She recorded four birdies on the day to lead the Crusaders.

Annie Gaugert (Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) shot an 84 (160) to finish the day in a tie for 11^th.

Katie Willenbrink (Mishawaka, Ind./Penn) shot an 80 on the day, a four stroke improvement from yesterday for a 36-hole score of 164, a new career low, placing her in a tie for 17^th. She would birdie number 10.

Sydney Shrum (Cloverdale, Ind./Cloverdale) tied her career low score for 18-holes with a 79, giving her 168 overall and placing her in a tie for 23^rd. Angie Kim (Schaumburg, Ill./Fremd) improved by four strokes to shoot an 84 (172) to finish the day in 30^th. Shrum would birdie number 14 while Kim birdied number 15.

The third and final round of the Horizon League Women’s Golf Championship begins tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. CT at Las Colinas Course. Angie Kim starts things off for the Brown and Gold at 6:40 am with the rest of her teammates teeing off in the following hour. Live scoring will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.