Final Results (.pdf)

RAYMORE, Mo. - While it wasn't the finish they wanted, the IUPUI women's golf team put up a final building block with the Horizon League Championships looming less than two weeks away. The Jaguars carded a final round 305 and finished second to a hard charging North Dakota State squad at this week's Kansas City Intercollegiate on Tuesday (Apr. 10). IUPUI ended the 36-hole tournament at 604 (299-305), marking the second-best 36-hole tournament score in program history. 

IUPUI entered the day with a three-shot lead, but got off to a slow start and was forced to play catch-up for the entirety of the day. The Jags pulled even near the midpoint of the round, but faded late as North Dakota State posted a strong 294 to finish at 596. 

Senior Aneta Abrahamova was nearly flawless for the second straight day, finishing with a 1-under 71 to finish tied for first at 143 (72-71) with NDSU's Emma Groom. Abrahamova made a pair of birdies to go along with a bogey, ending her tournament with an incredible 31 pars. Winner of five medalist honors in her college career, Abrahamova ultimately fell to Groom in a one-hole playoff, making a double bogey on the par-4, 387-yard No. 10. Groom made bogey to capture medalist honors. 

Abrahamova's 143 was a career-best 36-hole score and the second-lowest tournament score in IUPUI history. 

Like Abrahamova, sophomore #Marion Debove# also replicated her stellar opening round with a second round 74 to finish tied for fourth at 149 (75-74). Debove made a timely birdie on the par-3, No. 12 to bring the Jaguars back even with NDSU, but the Bison surged away from there.

"It's been tough today because of a lack of consistency on my irons but my putting saved me," Debove said. "My putting tends to be a struggle so that's very encouraging. I can't wait to get ready for the conference and do my best there." 

Freshman Amelie Svejda ended tied for 14th overall at 155 (77-78) and classmate #Nicole Howard# ended at 158 (75-83).

"My tee shots were very consistent today, but I wasn't able to get the ball close to the hole and I was also struggling with my putting," Svejda said. "Overall, I am happy that we were able to [finish] second as a team and I am looking forward to playing conference in 10 days." 

Junior #Elizabeth Orr# ended her tournament with a countable 82 and closed at 173 (91-82). Classmate #Heidi Steinert# played this week as an individual, ending at 185 (87-98). 

The Jaguars will now turn their attention to the Horizon League Championships, which will be played at Mission Inn Resort in Orlando on Apr. 22-24. 

Team Standings
1. North Dakota State - 302-294=596 (+20)
2. IUPUI - 299-305=604 (+28)
3. South Dakota State - 302-305=607 (+31)
4. Little Rock - 309-307=616 (+40)
5. Illinois State - 314-307=621 (+45)
6. UMKC - 310-314=624 (+48)
7. South Dakota - 317-315=632 (+56)
8. Omaha - 343-303=646 (+70)
9. Creighton - 331-321=652 (+77)
10. Minnesota State - 341-335=676 (+100)

Player Standings
***2. #Aneta Abrahamova# - 72-71=143 (-1)
t-4. #Marion Debove# - 75-74=149 (+5)
t-14. #Amelie Svejda# - 77-78=155 (+11)
t-24. #Nicole Howard# - 75-83=158 (+14)
t-57. #Elizabeth Orr# - 91-82=173 (+29)
*t-60. #Heidi Steinert# - 87-98=185 (+41)
     *playing as an individual
     ***lost in a one-hole playoff