PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The IUPUI women's golf team got some much needed rounds of action under their best this weekend as the Jaguars competed in the Ball State Sunshine Invitational at the Dye Course at PGA Village this week. Host Ball State edged Xavier for the title as individual match victory counted as a point towards the team scoring. Ball State closed with 14.5 points, just ahead of Xavier's 14. Western Illinois (7.5), Valparaiso (6) and the Jaguars (3) rounded out the field. 

Senior Aneta Abrahamova collected two of the team's three match victories, winning her second and third matches of the event. Junior Elizabeth Orr also earned a win on Friday for IUPUI's only other triumph. 

The team title came down to the wire. 

Ball State and Xavier were tied 13-13 with three matches remaining before BSU's Sydney Anderson posted a 1 up victory over Madison McCreary of Valparaiso by winning her 18th hole of the day. Xavier countered when Mikayla Fitzpatrick defeated freshman Amelie Svejda on the final hole of their match to even the team scores back at 14-14.
 
In the final match of the day, BSU's Manom Tounalom and Western Illinois' Allie Leingang halved their match to give Ball State a final half point and the victory.

Abrahamova, the Jaguars' No. 1 player, opened with a 6&5 loss to BSU's Tounalom, but rebounded with wins over foes from Western Illinois and Valpo. Svejda was a tough luck loser in all three of her matches, dropping all three as they went a full 18 holes. 

Orr opened with a solid victory over VU's Madison McCreary while freshman Nicole Howard put up a strong showing before falling in her three matches. 

IUPUI will return to action when it competes at the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Invitational

Team Results
1. Ball State (14.5)
2. Xavier (14)
3. Western Illinois (7.5)
4. Valparaiso (6)
5. IUPUI (3)

Individual Results
Aneta Abrahamova
lost to Manon Tounalom (BSU), 6&5
def. Allie Leingang (WIU), 1 up
def. Katie Willenbrink (Valpo), 4&2

Amelie Svejda
lost to Katie Willenbrink (Valpo), 1 up
lost to Mikayla Smith (XU), 2 up
lost to Mikayla Fitzpatrick (XU), 1 up

Nicole Howard
lost to Sydney Anderson (BSU), 3&2
lost to Morgan Tinsley (XU), 2&1
lost to Alex Krehbiel (WIU), 7&6

Elizabeth Orr
def. Madison McCreary (Valpo), 4&3
lost to Grace Howie (XU), 5&4
lost to Holly Anderson (BSU), 3&1

Sara Saetre
lost to Emily Knouff (BSU), 4&3
lost to Kylie Shoemake (Valpo), 3&1
lost to Nicole Hamilton-Cross (WIU), 8&5

Mikala Mawhorter
lost to Kylie Shoemake (Valpo), 8&7
lost to Emily Knouff (BSU), 7&6
lost to Liz Kim (BSU), 8&7