Boerne, Texas - The Illinois women's golf team finished in eighth place at the Jim West Challenge hosted by Texas State University. Due to the threat of severe weather the tournament was cut short by a day to result in 36 holes of golf being played on Monday, November 3 instead of the 18 that were originally scheduled.

Illinois turned in a 922 (+56) final team score for the event. Head coach Renee Slone's unit carded a 310 on the first day and followed with rounds of 305 and 307 on the final day.

Texas A&M ran away with the title with a +22 score of 886. Houston finished second at 892 while Texas Tech grabbed third at 893. Kent State and Wisconsin took fourth and fifth with scores of 900 and 906 respectively. Spots six through 10 were occupied by Oklahoma (910), Missouri (920), Illinois (922), East Carolina (923) and Ole Miss (928). Texas State (929) and Iowa (934) rounded out the field.

Slone's team shot for par 140 times and recorded 31 birdies over the three round span. The Illini lead all teams with a pair of eagles that were both shot during the first round on the 10th hole by Grace Park and Samantha Postillion.

Stephanie Miller turned in the best outing for the Orange and Blue with a 224 total including rounds of 79-69-76 to tie for 10th individually. Dana Gattone tied for 28th after shooting rounds of 74-81-77 for a 232 (+16) total. With a final score of 235 Chayanid Prapassarangkul tied for 45th with rounds of 81-76-78 at the event. Park tied for 49th after carding three rounds of 79 for a total score of 237 (+21). Postillion rounded out the Illini team tying for 59th while posting rounds of 78-87-76 totaling 241 (+25).

Individually Pimploy Thirati tied for 59th as well turning in scores of 78-81-82.

The conclusion of the Jim West Challenge means that the 2014 fall season is in the books for the Fighting Illini. Following tradition, the team will hold its annual Mid-Season Celebration Dinner, which is slated for Tuesday, November 18th this year. Scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m., the fifth-year event is being hosted at the Lincolnshire Fields Country Club in Champaign, Illinois.