The Valparaiso University women's golf team cracked the program record book in Round 3 for a second consecutive tournament, as the Beacons closed out Missouri State's Payne Stewart Memorial with a strong showing at the par-71, 6141-yard Twin Oaks Country Club on Tuesday.
 
How It Happened

• The team's Round-3 score of 300 (+16) ranked fifth in the 12-team field. This helped the Beacons climb to ninth on the team leaderboard by finishing the tournament with a 933 (+81).
• The Round-3 score ranks fourth in program history in 18-hole round overall score. Two of the top four rounds in the program record book have come this season. In relation to par, the Round-3 team score also ranks fourth in the record book.
• The team's 54-hole tournament score of 933 ranks sixth in program history, the second time in as many tournaments that the team has cracked the all-time top 10. In relation to par, this week's showing is tied for sixth all-time.
• Seniors Keira Cotter (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada / Guelph [Lake Superior State]) and Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) led the team in Round 3. Cotter, who golfed a career-low round, shot a 2-over 73, rising 12 spots on the player leaderboard to finish tied for 38^th of 66 with a team-best 233. She had four birdies on the day and shot a 2-under 33 on the front nine. Cotter's 73 is tied for ninth in program history in 18-hole overall score.
• McCoy posted a 74 (+3) in Round 3, establishing a new personal best. She climbed 10 spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 47^th at 238.
• Freshman Olivia Bailey (Rochester, Ind. / Rochester Community) had the team's second-best tournament score at 237. She shot a 76 (+5) on Tuesday, her best round of the tournament. Sophomore Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) also had her best round of the week with a 77 on Tuesday.
• Oral Roberts shot 875 to take the team crown, while Missouri State's Clementina Castano shot an even-par 213 to capture medalist honors.

Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy
"It's exciting to see some great rounds starting to fall into place! Keira and Katelyn did a great job leading the team today. And Katie and Olivia added to the move up the leaderboard with some solid golf too!"
 
Up Next
The Beacons will close out the fall season at the Braun Intercollegiate beginning on Monday, Oct. 19 at Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville, Ind. A link to live scoring via Clippd will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.