Women's Golf | February 25

PHOENIX, AZ—Led by a third place finish from Mia Raines (Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Berlin), the Northern Illinois University Huskies women's golf team concluded action at the GCU Invitational today. The Huskies finished in second place, their best finish this season as they carded an 891.

"Overall, a good tournament for us as we had three consistent rounds," said NIU head coach Kim Kester.
Couple rounds started a little rocky with playing some of the harder holes off the bat but the ladies for back extremely well."
 
Raines shot a season-best 69 in the opening round as she went three under par with five birdies. Raines added five birdies in the second round and carded three in the final round as she had her best finish this season.

"Super proud of Mia (and) the way she competed this week having three consistent rounds," said Kester. "It's always great to see one of the players at the top of the leaderboard. Her preparation leading into this tournament was impeccable and it showed in her play this week. You want consistency in your players and that's what Mia have given us."
 
Dakota Tallent (Las Vegas, Nevada/Bishop Gorman) was the second Huskie inside the top 10, finishing in a tie for ninth place. Tallent carded just one birdie in the opening round before carding five in the final two rounds.
 
Caroline Kent (Frisco, Texas/iUniversity Prep) and Emile Chile (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound) had top 20 finishes for the Huskies. Kent carded five bridies during the tournament, with her best round coming in the third round at three over par. Chile carded six birdies in her tournament, including consecutive birdies in the second round.

"Great to see Emile bounced back today with a good round and Caroline closing her round out with a birdie at the end. Super proud of how the ladies fought all week. They are making great strides and we're looking forward to our next event at Augusta," stated Kester. 
 
Alexa Ouellet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/De La Salle College) and Eva Nijenhuis (Heiloo, Netherlands/OSG Blaeu) also saw action for the Huskies this week. Ouellet carded five birdies in the first round before adding three in the final two rounds. Nijenhuis added three birdies to her card for the Huskies.
 
NIU women's golf returns to action March 14-15 as they compete at the Valspar Invitational in Augusta, Georgia.
 
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Huskies Scorecard
 
3 | Mia Raines | 69-72-73 = 214
T9 | Dakota Tallent | 77-73-75 = 225
T13 | Caroline Kent | 77-77-74 = 228
17 | Emile Chile | 82-76-73 = 231
25 | Alexa Ouellet | 75-84-81 = 240
31 | Eva Nijenhuis | 81-96-85 = 262 (Individual)
 
2 | NIU | 298-298-295 = 891