Final Standings (.pdf)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The IUPUI women's golf team capped play at the 16-team Yale Fall Intercollegiate on Sunday, placing fifth among the field at 935 after a final round 316. Harvard won the event at 894 and Longwood was second at 910.
Collectively, IUPUI smashed its previous 54-hole record by nearly 50 shots.
Senior Kristi O'Brien placed eighth overall at 224, highlighted by first and third round 72's. Her 224 easily set a new school record, bettering the previous mark set by Kellie Marshall during the 2007-08 season by 10 strokes. O'Brien's previous best 18-hole score was 73, both of which came at the CSU Cougar Classic last fall.
Junior
Jordan Woods finished 30th overall at 236 (77-82-77) and classmate
Jordan Essman was one shot off her pace at 237 (74-77-86).
Senior
Melanie Pray had a consistent 242 (80-81-81) and junior
Lauren Kuss rounded out the lineup at 242 (85-78-87).
IUPUI finished the tournament in front of an opponent from ACC and two BIG EAST foes. The Jaguars edged by Brown by just one shot to hold fifth-place, 10 back of host Yale University.
The Jaguars' busy week will continue when they head to the Chi-po Classic at The Course at Aberdeen in Valparaiso, Ind. on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 19-20).
Team Results
1. Harvard - 292-296-306=894 (+30)
2. Longwood - 297-304-209=910 (+46)
3. Nova Southeastern - 309-292-312=913 (+49)
4. Yale - 302-306-317=925 (+61)
5. IUPUI - 303-316-316=935 (+71)
6. Brown - 304-313-319=936 (+72)
7. Boston College - 314-305-319=938 (+74)
8. Seton Hall - 318-311-314=943 (+79)
9. Lehigh - 316-313-318=947 (+83)
10. Yale 'B' - 315-319-320=954 (+90)
11. Georgetown - 320-313-328=961 (+97)
12. LIU Brooklyn - 324-320-335=979 (+115)
13. Fairleigh Dickinson - 322-327-331=980 (+116)
14. Sacred Heart - 324-324-335=983 (+119)
15. Monmouth - 336-326-335=997 (+133)
16. Towson - 357-355-366=1078 (+214)
Individual Results
8. Kristi O'Brien - 72-80-72=224 (+8)
30.
Jordan Woods - 77-82-77=236 (+20)
t-31.
Jordan Essman - 74-77-86=237 (+21)
45.
Melanie Pray - 80-81-81=242 (+26)
t-59.
Lauren Kuss - 85-78-87=250 (+34)