OLDSMAR, Fla. – Indiana State women's golf opened their spring season with a ninth place finish at the Butler Don Benbow Spring Invitational. Rosalie DiNunzio led the Sycamores tying in 11th place.
 
DiNunzio shot a two-day 157 (+13, 80-77) to lead Indiana State. She jumped 13 spots after the first round with a pair of birdies in round two. The sophomore's 77 is her lowest since shooting a 77 at the Butler Invitational, the fourth tournament of the fall season.

Yang Tai and Sophia Florek both tied for 30th place with a +17. They each shot an 80-81 in the tournament.
 
Briana LeMaire shot 22-over (83-83) to tie in 54th while Alana Gilbert rounded out the starting five with a +26 (86-84), tying in 66th.
 
For the three individual golfers, Gabby Cone moved up 15 spots after the first round to finish +18 in the tournament tying in 36th place. The freshman shot an 84 in the first round but finished the second round with a 78 setting a new career low. Cone finished the tournament shooting even on par-5s, tying for fifth best in the tournament.
 
Eliza Baker finished tying for 73rd shooting 80-91, while Nicole Feistl shot a two-day 87-93 (86th place) to round out the Sycamore golfers.
 
As a team, Indiana State shot a total 645 (+69, 323-322) between the two days. This beats the Sycamores' score in this tournament last season by one stroke (646, 324-322).
 
Indiana State finished behind UIC (7th, +64) and Belmont (8th, +67) while beating Valparaiso (13th, +106).
 
Up Next
The Sycamores turnaround quickly, playing in the PFW Hammock Beach Invitational on March 13-14 in Palm Coast, Fla. Round One tee times start at 10:30 a.m. ET; Round Two uses a shotgun start, beginning at 8 a.m. ET.
 
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