Valparaiso University women's golf senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) resides within the top 10 on the player leaderboard and owns the team's top spot after one round of the two-day, 36-hole Windy City Classic Invitational, hosted by Chicago State at Harborside International Golf Club in Chicago.
 
How It Happened

• Skibinski posted a 77 (+5) in Monday's round, putting her as part of a tie for sixth in a 42-player field with 18 holes to go. She drained an eagle on the par-5 second hole to highlight the day for the Beacons on her way to equaling her season low round.
• Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) turned in an 81, which has her tied for 16^th overall and second on the team. She birdied the 15^th and 17^th holes.
• As a team, Valpo is tied for fourth with Southern Indiana at 325, one stroke off the team's season best. The Beacons are ahead of Christian Brothers, Jackson State and Western Illinois on the team leaderboard.
• UIC owns the team lead at 306, led by Camille Rosier's 71 that has her atop the player leaderboard.

Up Next
The Beacons will close out the event with the second and final round on Tuesday.