BATAVIA, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis women's golf team carded a final round 299 at the NKU Spring Julie Invitational on Tuesday (Mar. 25), climbing four spots to a third-place finish at 632 (333-299) for the week. Junior
Reagan Sohn led the way with a 1-under 70 in round two for the lowest round by any player in the tournament.
Freshman
Cassidy Ayres just missed a top-10 finish, posting a second round 75 to close at 158 (83-75) for the week. Both Sohn and
Yanah Rolston finished tied for 12th at 159 and sophomore
Nina Wojtczak was countable with a second round 78 on Tuesday. Wojtczak finished her tournament at 162 (84-78) and fellow sophomore
Sydni Zebrauskas shot 163 (83-80) over two days.
Freshman
Alexandra Chiew finished tied for 27th while playing as an individual at 162 (82-80) and senior
Nerea Lancho closed at 165 (82-83), tied for 37th among the 75-player field.
Sohn was brilliant throughout the round on Tuesday, offsetting bogeys with birdies on two different occasions on her first nine. After making bogey on her 11th hole of the day, she played the final seven to 2-under, including a birdie on her final hole of the event.
"I'm really proud of our team for the way we fought back today," Sohn said. "The conditions were tough, but we stayed resilient and were able to climb four spots on the leaderboard. Hopefully this marks a turning point in our spring season.
"Now we'll continue working hard and focus on preparing for conference."
Ayres had a pair of birdies as part of her 4-over 75 and Wojtczak also made a pair of birdies on her final nine holes of the tournament.
Sohn finished tied for second among the field with four birdies for the week while Zebrauskas had a team-high 18 pars over 36 holes.
Youngstown State won the team title at 621, edging second-place Lindenwood by eight shots. YSU's Neeranuch Prajunpanich earned medalist honors at 9-over 151 for the week.
The Jaguars will return to action on Apr. 7-8 when they participate in EKU's Colonel Classic in Richmond, Ky.