KEVIN JENISON

GoSycamores.com

NOBLESVILLE, Ind.  – The Indiana State women's golf team opened up their season by competing in the IU Fall Kickoff held at the Purgatory Golf Course in Noblesville, Ind. The Sycamores finished fifth with a 618 total against seven full teams with IUPUI, Notre Dame and Purdue only sending four golfers to compete.

“I had really hoped for a better outcome,” Greg Towne, Indiana State women's golf coach, said. “We had some decent runs during the course of the day and I think our athletes gained some level of confidence in playing against the talent that was here. Playing 36 holes was tough on our freshmen.”

Louisville won the team title with a 36-hole total of 570 while Indiana was second at 597, Xavier third at 604, Cincinnati fourth at 605, Indiana State fifth at 618, Youngstown State sixth at 647 and DePauw seventh at 648.

Junior Amanda Smith led the Sycamores by tying for 24th with a 153 total as she opened with a 76 in the morning session and followed that up with a 77 in the afternoon. Freshman Marissa Uradomo tied for 29 th as she posted a 154 total with a 75 in the morning round and 79 during the second 18.

Senior McCall Christopher tied for 35 as she opened with a 76 and finished with an 80 for a156 total. Freshman Megan Berube finished 41st as she opened the day with an 84 in the first round but came back with a 75 for a 149 total. The other scoring position was held down by junior Erinn Sutton who tied for 42nd after carding 80s in both rounds for a 160 total.

Playing as individuals in the tournament were junior Gina Della Camera, junior Andrea Frankiewicz, and sophomore Margaret Harper. Della Camera shot 85 and 81 for a 166 total as she finished 50th while Frankiewicz carded 84 and 95 in the two rounds for a 179 total and tied for 59th. Harper shot 91 and 103 for a 194 total and placed 65th.

Louisville's Laura Restrepo and Katie Petrino finished 1-2 in the tournament with Restrepo taking medalist honors with a 139 and Petrino second at 140.