Women's Golf | September 18

YORKTOWN, Ind.— After coming off an opening tournament win last week at the Redbird Invitational, the Northern Illinois University women's golf team was back in action Monday at Player's Club Golf Course at the Cardinal Classic.  The Huskies are currently in eighth place after shooting rounds of 300 and 298 in the first 36 holes. 
 
The Huskies are four shots from seventh place and NIU Coach Kim Kester was not happy about the way her team played Monday.

"We did not have a good day," Kester said. "We got off to a very slow start and we dug ourselves in a hole. We had too many big numbers." 
 
The Huskies' individual leader is freshman Sofia Gomez Enriquez Riart (Asunción, Paraguay/ Montverde Academy) who posted a score of 75 in the first 18 and one-under par 71 on the second 18 to finish the day at two over par 146. She is currently tied for 16th place. 
 
After shooting an even par 72 in the morning round, junior Kelly Anderson (Wheaton, Ill./ Wheaton Warrenville South) carded a five-over par 77 in the afternoon and is tied for 26^th at five-over par 149.  Sophomore Isabella Samudio (Bogotá, Colombia/ Colegio Helvatia de Bogotá) shot 77-74 and is tied for 38^th.
 
Both junior Brielle Ward (Frisco, Texas/Wakeland) and freshman Lauren Ingle (Rochester Hills, Mich/Rochester Hills Stoney Creek) finished Monday tied for 54^th with a score of 10 over par 154. 
 
Kester is looking for the Huskies to improve on their performance in the final round on Tuesday. 
 
"We need to stay away from big numbers and make birdies [tomorrow]," said Kester.  "The course was set up and we did not take advantage of it. We need to start off strong make a lot of birdies and move up the leaderboard."
 
The 54-hole Cardinal Classic concludes Tuesday with the final 18 holes set to tee off at 9:00 am.  Follow live scoring at GolfStat.com. 
 
TEAM SCORES
1. University of Indianapolis 283-286—569 (-7); 2. Bradley 284-292—576 (E); 3. Toledo 291-289—580 (+4); 4. Southern Illinois 297-289—586 (+10); 5. Akron 297-291—588 (+12); 6. Cleveland State 292-299—591 (+15); 7. Western Michigan 298-296—594 (+18); 8. Northern Illinois 300-298—598 (+22); 9.  Western Illinois 305-295—600 (+24); 10. Austin Peay State 297-306—603 (+27); 10. Ball State 304-299—603 (+27); 12. Indiana State 302-306—608 (+32); 13. Central Michigan 306-307—613 (+37); 14. Bowling Green State 311-306—617 (+41); 15. Drake 305-313—618 (+42); 16. North Kentucky 310-312—622 (+46); 17. Dayton 315-314—629 (+53); 18. Fort Wayne 322-311—633 (+57); 19.  Evansville 318-329—647 (+71). 
 
PLAYER LEADERBOARD
1. Jacinta Pikunas (Akron) 66-72 (-6); 2. Kennedy Holtsclaw (Indianapolis) 73-68 (-3); T3 Pilar Echeverria (Indianapolis) 70-72 (-2), Pimchanok Kawil 71-71 (-2), Ally Scaccia (Bradley) 68-74 (-2) and Kylie Raines (Indianapolis) 69-73 (-2); 7. Morgan Nadaline (Ball State) 70-73 (-1); T8 Moyea Russell (Southern Illinois) 72-72 (E), Claire Hernandez (Western Michigan) 70-74 (E), Pinyada Kuvanun (Toledo) 72-72 (E), Saranlak Tumfong 72-72 (E), Sofia Kelner 72-72 (E), and Chloe Horton (Bradley) 71-73 (E); T14 Frankie Saban (Bradley) 72-73 (+1) and Alex Krehbiel (Western Illinois) 74-71 (+1); T16 Ashton Goodley (Austin Peay State) 71-75 (+2), Katharina Keilich 73-73 (+1), Emilyee McGiles 73-73 (+2), Danielle Nicholson 76-70 (+2), and Sofia Gomez Enriquez Riart 77-70 (+2). 
 
NIU Golfers
T16 Sofia Gomez Enriquez Riart 75-71—146 (+2)
T26 Kelly Anderson 72-77—149 (+5)
T38 Isabella Samudio 77-74—151 (+7)
T54 Brielle Ward 76-78—154 (+10)
T54 Lauren Ingle 78-76—154 (+10)
 
 
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