Round #1 Results (.pdf) I Photo Gallery I Debove Interview

INDIANAPOLIS - Junior Marion Debove notched an opening round 5-over 75 in the opening round of the Butler Fall Invitational at Highland Golf & Country Club on Monday (Oct. 1), helping the Jaguars to a first round 309. IUPUI trails only host Butler on the leaderboard heading into Tuesday's final round. Play will conclude with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday (Oct. 2). 

Debove was in play all day long but was betrayed by her putter for the second time in as many tournaments. She quickly estimated missing two three footers, two four footers and a couple of others that were roughly six feet on a day in which she putted 34 times. 

"My driving was amazing. I missed only one fairway today. All my balls were super straight and super long, so I had really, really short irons on my second shots," Debove said. "The greens are in really good shape and they have really good speed, but my putting stroke was bad."

Debove is currently fourth among the 66-player field and seven shots behind the leader - Indiana's Mary Parsons. 

Behind her, both Kara Blair and Nicole Howard posted rounds of 77 and are tied for seventh overall. Sophomore Amelie Svejda, an all-league performer as a freshman, made her season debut with a 10-over 80 after missing the season's opening two tournaments due to injury. Senior Elizabeth Orr rounded out the Jaguars' lineup at 11-over 81. 

Sophomore Sloane Winders led the Jaguars' three individual entries with an opening round 81 and Ball State-transfer Reece Malapit carded an 84 in her IUPUI debut. Junior Mikala Mawhorter shot a first round 90. 

As a team, IUPUI sits second and is five strokes behind host Butler for the top spot. 

Team Standings
1. Butler - 304 (+24)
2. IUPUI - 309 (+29)
t-3. Evansville - 315 (+35)
t-3. Indiana State - 315 (+35)
t-5. UIC - 323 (+43)
t-5. Chicago State - 323 (+43)
7. St. Francis (Pa.) - 326 (+46)
8. Delaware State - 328 (+48)
9. Green Bay - 329 (+49)
10. Marian - 342 (+62)

Individual Results
4. Marion Debove - 75 (+5)
t-7. Kara Blair  - 77 (+7)
t-7. Nicole Howard - 77 (+7)
t-22. Amelie Svejda - 80 (+10)
t-26. Elizabeth Orr - 81 (+11)
***t-26. Sloane Winders - 81 (+11)
***t-48. Reece Malapit - 84 (+14)
***t-62. Mikala Mawhorter - 90 (+20)
     ***playing as an individual