Final Results
FLOSSMOOR, Ill. – Purple Aces women's golfer
Kayla Katterhenry made it 2-for-2 as she fired a 1-under 72 in the final round to clinch the Loyola Fall Invitational by six shots on Tuesday at Flossmoor Country Club.
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Her 72 on Tuesday was the lowest round by any participant in the event as she was the only player to shoot a round under par. Coupled with her two rounds of 74 on Monday, Katterhenry's final day total of 72 helped her finish the event with a 1-over 220. It was six shots ahead of Chicago State's Rachel Johnson, who finished with a 226.
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"I played it safe today and never got in any trouble," Katterhenry said. "I was consistent in all three rounds with nothing higher than a bogey."
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Making the day even better was the overall performance of the squad. The Purple Aces came home in fourth place out of 10 teams in the tournament with a score of 966.
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Behind Katterhenry was
Maggie Camp. The junior capped off the event with an 83 and finished with a 3-round total of 245. That placed her in a tie for 27
th. One behind her was sophomore
Giulia Mallmann, who also carded an 83 on Tuesday to finish with a 246. She tied for 29
th.
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Tying for 42
nd overall was
Maria Pickens. Her Tuesday round checked in at an 89 as she registered a 255 in three rounds of play. Â
Madison Chaney also tallied an 89 on the final day and completed the invitational with a 264. Individual
Carly Waggoner notched an 88 on Tuesday to finish with a 258. She tied for 45
th. Â
Rachel Marchi also played as an individual, finishing the day with a 93 to card a 3-round total of 276.
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Southern Illinois took top team honors in the event as their third-round score of 311 gave them a final total of 930. The Salukis came home nine strokes ahead of second-place Chicago State. Loyola was third with a 960 while Evansville clinched the 4
th spot with a 327 in round three.
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The Aces have this weekend off before returning to the course on Oct. 5 for the Butler Invitational. It will be held at Highland Country Club in Indianapolis.
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