Valparaiso University women's golf senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) turned in her best round of the week, leading the team on the third and final day of the Islander Classic, hosted by Texas A&M Corpus Christi at the par-72, 6112-yard Corpus Christi CC in Corpus Christi, Texas.
 
How It Happened

• Skibinski climbed four spots on the player leaderboard, moving into a tie for 35^th thanks to her round on Tuesday. She posted a Round-3 score of 79 to lead the Beacons, including birdies on Holes 2 and 7. She used 242 strokes over the 54 holes.
• The team's second-best score both for the round and for the tournament came from fellow senior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton), who posted an 84 to finish at 246, tied for 40^th in the field. 
• Valpo finished with a Round-3 team score of 338 and a total score of 1,002, placing 10^th in the tournament. Houston Christian won the event at 902, with Elsa Tornvall of Texas A&M Corpus Christi taking medalist honors with a 5-over 221.

Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy
"The conditions were tougher today. As we get farther into the spring, it's going to be important to manage the wind better." 
 
Up Next
The Beacons will return to the course on Monday, March 23 to play in Northern Kentucky's The Julie at Elks Run GC in Batavia, Ohio. A link to live scoring will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.