WOMEN'S GOLF TAKES 10TH AT SALUKI INVITATIONAL
Bulldogs Finish Two Strokes Out Of Ninth Place
 | Becky Hoffman shot a team low-round of 82 in Monday's final-round action and finished one stroke behind for top team honors. |
The Ferris State women's golf team finished in 10th place of 14 teams at the 11th annual Southern Illinois Saluki Invitational after registering a final-round 344 team score in Monday's play (March 28) on the par 72, 6,017-yard Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale, Ill.
The Bulldogs, who carded a 346-stroke total in Sunday's (March 27) opening-round action, finished just two strokes behind ninth-place Southwest Missouri State (347-341--688). Host Southern Illinois won its home tourney for the second time in four years as the Salukis posted a two-round 626 score (316-310--626).
Last season, Ferris placed 13th of 17 teams at the Saluki Invite as a result of generating a 36-hole 689 score (346-343--689).
Junior Elena Robles was the Bulldogs' top performer with a 168 (85-83--168), which was good for a 32nd-place tie. Freshmen Becky Hoffman (87-82--169) finished tied for 35th and frosh Missy Ward totaled a 176 (85-91--176) to garner a 56th-place tie.
Sophomore Casey McKinnon fired a 178 (89-89--178) to place tied for 62nd while fellow sophomore Heidi Aittama's 180-stroke total (90-90--180) tied her for 67th place.
Sophomore Ashley Wolfe rounded out the Ferris scoring with a 201-stroke total (96-105--201) to claim 89th place.
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