EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville junior Kayla Katterhenry was victorious in the season-opening Redbird Invitational and looks to win her fifth career tournament as the Purple Aces head north to the Loyola Fall Invitational.
 
Flossmoor Country Club in Flossoor, Ill. will play host to the event, which will take place on Monday and Tuesday.  Monday features two rounds with the final 18 set for Tuesday.  Both days will see an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.  Par will be 73 and the yardage is 6,132.  Ten teams will be participating including: Loyola, Butler, Chicago State, Detroit, Green Bay, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, Illinois-Chicago, Lewis and Southern Illinois.
 
In the opener two weeks ago, Katterhenry paced the field with a 3-round total of 220 to defeat Bradley's Ally Scaccia by one stroke.  Her 2-over 74 in the final round helped her to clinch the fourth tournament victory of her career, extending her program record.
 
Finishing behind her was fellow senior Maggie Camp.  She tallied a 242 in the three rounds to finish in a tie for 64^th.  Her best round of the event came on the last day as she recorded a 79.  Third for UE was freshman Maria Pickens.  In her first collegiate start, Pickens tallied a score of 246.
 

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