TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's golf placed third in the Indiana State University Spring Invitational, hosted at the Country Club of Terre Haute on April 6-7.
 
The third-place finish marked the fourth-straight year that the Sycamores placed third in this tournament, dating back to the 2021-22 season. As a team, the Trees shot a combined 601 (+25, 295-306), finishing just behind Evansville (+25, 600) and five shots behind the winner Purdue Fort Wayne (+20, 596). PFW won this tournament last year, as well.
 
Indiana State beat UIC (fourth place, +41, 617) and Valparaiso (fifth place, +52, 628).
 
The Sycamores finished with an average of 5.1 on par-5s as a team, the best in the field. The team's 22 birdies were most in the tournament.
 
Indiana State was led by a trio of Trees, all three tying in sixth place with a score of 149. Those three Sycamores were Briana LeMaire (71-78), Sophia Florek (71-78), and Alana Gilbert (77-72).
 
LeMaire finished one-under par in the first round, marking three times while at Indiana State doing so. The junior closed out the first round with six pars and two birdies.
 
Florek in the first round finished with all pars except one hole, in which she birdied, to shoot one-under on the day. That set a new low round in her collegiate career. She tied for second most pars with 26, one shy of the leader.
 
Gilbert bounced back on day two after a +5 first round to shoot even par in the second round, the best so far in her young collegiate career. The freshman was second in the field in birdies with eight, one shy of the leader.
 
Yang Tai finished tied 13th (76-78). In both rounds, she finished her last nine holes better than the opening nine, including a one-under back nine on day one.
 
Rosalie DiNunzio (77-80) closed out the five in the lineup tied in 20th place.
 
On the individual side, Nicole Feistl (158, 81-77) came in tied for 23rd. She made two more pars and added a birdie in round two to shave off four strokes from day one.
 
Eliza Baker (160, 77-83) and Gabby Cone (168, 81-87) rounded out the eight Sycamore golfers in the tournament; Baker finished tied in 30th and Cone tied for 47th place.
 
The Sycamores will close out the 2024-25 season the next time on the course, playing in the MVC Championships on April 13-15 in Waterloo, Ill. The tournament is being held at the Annbriar Golf Course, with start times TBD.
 
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