The Valparaiso University women's golf team got off to a strong start to the Indiana State Invitational on Sunday, as the team posted its best 18-hole round of the season so far to open the 36-hole tournament hosted by the Sycamores at the par-72, 5950-yard Country Club of Terre Haute.
How It Happened
- Senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) led the way on a positive day for the team, posting a 75 (+3). She is just one stroke back of a tie for individual medalist honors between Renae Jaeger (SMWC) and Evgeniia Grankina (Evansville) and sits in a tie for third of 39. Skibinski was two under on Holes 15-18 and one under on Holes 1-8.
- Junior Keira Cotter (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada / Guelph [Lake Superior State]), who has battled an injury throughout the season, returned to the lineup and finished second on the team with an 81 (t-17).
- Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) and senior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) had 82s to round out the counting scores for the Beacons.
- Valpo posted a team-score of 320 (+32), two strokes better than the previous season low of 322 in the second round of the Braun Intercollegiate in October. The Beacons finished the day in fourth of six on the team leaderboard. Evansville has a two-stroke lead over Indiana State for the top spot.
Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy
"We got off to a strong start with the most consistency we've seen as a team all year. We're hoping to build momentum going into the MVC Championship."
Up Next
The Beacons will play the final 18 holes of the event on Monday with an 8 a.m. CT / 9 a.m. ET shotgun start in Terre Haute. A link to live scoring can be found on ValpoAthletics.com.
