The Valparaiso University women's golf team played the final round of the season on Tuesday, closing the campaign at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, hosted at the par-72, 5954-yard TPC Deere Run course in Silvis, Ill. Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) led the team for the tournament, while senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) closed out her collegiate career on Tuesday.
 
How It Happened

• Estridge led the team for both the round and the tournament, carding an 81 on Tuesday to finish at 250, tied for 41^st. Her Round-3 score was her best of the tournament, including a birdie on the par-4 eighth hole.
• Junior Keira Cotter (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada / Guelph [Lake Superior State]) was second on the team for the round and the tournament with an 85 to finish at 259.
• Skibinski golfed her final collegiate round, finishing the season with a team-best scoring average of 81.52. She golfed 88 rounds over her four years at Valpo.
• Redshirt junior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) is undecided upon whether or not she will return for a fifth year. After redshirting as a freshman, she has golfed 63 rounds over the last three seasons.
• As a team, Valpo golfed a 339 on Tuesday, its best round of the week. The Beacons finished 11^th at 1,027.
• Murray State clinched an NCAA Tournament berth by winning the league title, while Belmont's Sloane Biddle punched her ticket to the Big Dance with medalist honors.

Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy
"It was a tough day, but a great season. We'll regroup and be ready for next season!"