The Valparaiso University women's golf team had its best 18-hole score of the season in Tuesday's final round of the two-day, 36-hole Braun Intercollegiate hosted by Evansville at the par-72, 6058-yard Oak Meadow Golf Club in Evansville, Ind. The Beacons ended the fall season on a high note, as this marked their final tournament until February.
How It Happened
- The team score of 322 (+34) in Tuesday's round marked the squad's best of the fall, outdoing the previous best of 324 in the third round of the Brittany Kelly Classic on Sept. 16. The Beacons improved their team score by 17 strokes on Tuesday, finishing at 661 for the tournament and climbing over Tennessee State and into the top 10.
- Senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) had the best round by a Beacon on Tuesday, carding a 76 (+4) to finish the tourney at 163, tied for 37th of 68. She had the sixth-best round of any player in the field on Tuesday, turning in a career best and the best individual round by a Valpo player this fall. She shot par or better on 13 holes including two birdies, shaving 11 strokes off her opening-round score.
- Senior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) led the team for the tournament with a 160 over 36 holes. She posted her second straight 80 on Tuesday, finishing as part of a tie for 30th.
- Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) was third on the team at 166.
- Belmont won the tournament at 599 and boasted the medalist in Chloe Tarkany at 145 (+1).
Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy
"Taylor's putter was working today. She made a great comeback and we had the best team round of the year. I'm very happy we were able to end the fall season on a positive note."
Up Next
The Beacons will start the spring on Monday, Feb. 16 at the Islander Classic at Corpus Christi Country Club in Corpus Christi, Texas.
