Despite playing without senior Catie Craig, who tees it up on Wednesday at the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur, WKU managed its sixth Top-4 finish as a team through nine events this season.
NOTABLES
- Sydney Hackett's runner-up finish was her best finish of the season. Her 2-under 214 was her best scoring over 54 holes this season, as well. Overall for Hackett, the event marked her third Top-3 finish of the spring and her fifth Top-10 mark this season.
- WKU led the field in Par 5-scoring at 4-under. The Lady Tops tallied 174 pars, second-most in the field, and had two eagles – both on the Par 5 eighth hole (Averi Cline, round two; Julia Zigrossi, round three).
- For Zigrossi, the tie for 16th was her second-best finish of the season and second consecutive Top 20. She finished tied for 14th at the UNF Collegiate last time out.
- Hackett played the Par 4s at 1-over, tied for second-best in the field. She was also 3-under on the Par 5s, tied for fourth. Her 11 birdies were also tied for second in the 90-player tournament.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (16 teams)
1. Purdue | 285-292-300—877 (+13)
2. Charleston | 295-290-293—881 (+17)
3. Charlotte | 298-302-293—893 (+29)
T4. WESTERN KENTUCKY | 300-302-296—898 (+34)
T4. Daytona State | 301-297-300—898 (+34)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD (90 individuals)
1. Natasha Kiel, Purdue | 68-71-74—213 (-3)
2. Sydney Hackett | 70-73-71—214 (-2)
T16. Julia Zigrossi | 78-74-72—224 (+8)
T30. Averi Cline | 74-76-78—228 (+12)
T54. Kaylee Dwyer | 78-79-76—233 (+17)
T59. Nina McMurtrey | 78-79-77—234 (+18)
NEXT UP
The Lady Tops close the regular season schedule next Monday at Tennessee's Spring Challenge. The 36-hole event will take place on Monday, April 7. After that, WKU heads to the Conference USA Championships in St. Augustine, Fla., April 14-16. Starting tomorrow, senior Catie Craig plays at the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The first two rounds are at Champions Retreat Golf Club (live coverage on GOLF Channel from 12:30-2:30 p.m. CT) with the final round on Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club for the Top 30 (live coverage on NBC).
