Sept. 16, 2008
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LINCOLN, Neb. - The Illini wrapped up the Chip-N-Club Invitational in 10th place after a final round 304 at the par-72 6,068-yard Wilderness Ridge Golf Course. Illinois tallied a 54-hole total of 922 as five freshmen competed for the youthful Orange and Blue squad in the season-opening tournament.
"This was a great event for us to start off with and everyone certainly learned a lot," head coach Renee Slone said. "Overall, it was a solid start, and we finished with a respectable round today. Everyone has a better feel of what to expect from here on out."
Hailey Koschmann (226) fired a final round 75 to lead the Illini and finish in a tie for 14th. Samantha Sloan (228) tied for 20th after a final round 76. Abby Cotter (232) matched her opening round score with another 77, tying her for 33rd. Nora Lucas (238) improved on yesterday's rounds by five strokes with a final round 76 and finished tied for 51st. Maureen Liddy (248) turned in a round of 86, tying her for 69th.
"Everyone was able to turn in a score that counted at least once, so that was good to see," Slone said. "I was impressed with their ball-striking over the last two days, but we still have a lot to work on at practice. We will focus on putting and course management to prepare for the Badger Invitational."
Host Nebraska (884) fired a final round 291 and overtook Arkansas-Little Rock (888) to earn the tournament victory. East Carolina (897), UC Riverside (904) and Texas State (906) rounded out the top five. Sara Wikstrom (214) of Arkansas-Little Rock earned medalist honors thanks to a final round 1-under 71, edging out Nebraska's Mary Kate Bird (215) by a single stroke.
Illinois will be in back in action on Sept. 27-28 as they head to Madison, Wis., for the Badger Invitational.
FINAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Nebraska 298-295-291 - 884 (+20)
2. Arkansas-Little Rock 292-300-296 - 888 (+24)
3. East Carolina 301-299-297 - 897 (+33)
4. UC Riverside 308-295-301 - 904 (+40)
5. Texas State 307-301-298 - 906 (+42)
6. Nebraska (B) 299-311-299 - 909 (+45)
7. Kansas 306-306-304 - 916 (+52)
8. Kansas State 310-305-303 - 918 (+54)
9. Drake 303-304-312 - 919 (+55)
10. ILLINOIS 314-304-304 - 922 (+58)
11. UMKC 309-311-305 - 925 (+61)
12. South Dakota State 318-313-314 - 945 (+81)
13. Creighton 329-323-316 - 968 (+104)
FINAL ILLINOIS RESULTS
T14 Hailey Koschmann 78-73-75 - 226 (+10)
T20 Samantha Sloan 78-74-76 - 228 (+12)
T33 Abby Cotter 77-78-77 - 232 (+16)
T51 Nora Lucas 81-81-76 - 238 (+22)
T69 Maureen Liddy 83-79-86 - 248 (+32)
