WKU in top-10 through two rounds at UNF Collegiate

Monday, March 4

Jacksonville, Fla.

Western Kentucky University

Hosted by UNF

3/4/2024 2:02:00 PM | Women's Golf

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JACKSONVILLE, Fl. – Through two rounds at the UNF Collegiate, the WKU women's golf team is currently in eighth place on the leaderboard. The Lady Tops currently boast two players within the top-15.

Although a portion of the second round was suspended due to darkness, WKU had a strong two rounds in Florida. The Lady Tops finished round one tied for second, but some tough holes and hot shooting from the likes of UNF caused them to slip. However, they are still firmly in the upper-half of the leaderboard with plenty of room for improvement and movement up the board heading into tomorrow.

Catie Craig led the way for the Lady Tops, tying for seventh heading into the final round. The junior put in five birdies and the tournaments only eagle on her way to a 1-under 71 first round, followed by a 2-under 50 second round which is where play stopped for the day.

Averi Cline put in a very strong performance for WKU as well. Cline is right outside of the top-10 on the board as she's tied for 11th. Cline was very consistent between the two rounds, only shooting 1-over twice through her 33 holes played.

Sarah Arnold is in the Top-40 for the Lady Tops. Arnold's expereince is proving valuable for WKU as she put in six birdies for the red and white which is tied for sixth most in the field. Arnold had a very strong first round, posting a 1-over 73. Before the stoppage of play, Arnold was on track to having a strong second round as well, scoring a 2-over 61 before the suspension.

Tying for 55th for WKU is Addie Westbrook. The senior put in two birdies on her way to a 3-over 74 first round. Westbrook is looking to capture momentum tomorrow as the second and third rounds continue. This comes after she skyrocketed nine spots in the Lady Tops' last tournament for a fourth place finish.

Sydney Hackett tied 63rd heading into tomorrow. Hackett had an impressive first round which included back-to-back birdies on holes 17 and 18 on her way to a 2-over 74 round.

Competing as an individual, Savannah Howell is tied for 87th heading into the conclusion of the tourney tomorrow. Howell posted a 7-over 79 first round. Savannah had a strong start to her second round, posting three birdies out of six holes in the second round. At the time of the suspension of play, Howell scored a 3-over 57.

The Lady Tops are currently second in par 5's, sixth in birdies with 22 and hold the lone eagle of the entire tournament.

The Lady Tops will continue with the conclusion of round two and round three tomorrow for a shotgun start at 8:30 A.M.

Full leaderboard and results

Results – Team Round
1. UTSA-- 282
2. Chattanooga--290
3. UNF--290
4. Iowa-- 290
5. Sam Houston-- 292
8. WKU--289

Results-- WKU Round 1
T7th. Catie Craig- 71 (-1)
T11th. Averi Cline– 71 (-1)
T37th. Sarah Arnold -- 73 (+1)
T55th Addie Westbrook-- 74 (+2)
T63rd. Sydney Hackett- 74 (+2)
T87th. Savannah Howell-- 79 (+7)