MACOMB, Ill. – Chicago State women's golf picked up where it left off last season as it earned its first top-five finish of the 2009-10 campaign with a fifth-place showing at the WIU Autumn Invitational, hosted by Western Illinois, in downstate Macomb.
CSU posted a team score of 664 in the two-day tournament, while the host Westerwinds captured the team title after recording a score of 637. WIU's Claire Gursh shot a 153 for the tournament that included a three-over-par 75 in the final round to earn medalist honors.
Freshman Diana Flores (Torreon, Coah, Mexico/Instituto Alpes) (Torreon, Coah, Mexico) finished in a tie for 11th place in her first tournament as a collegiate golfer after carding a two-day total of 163 (81-82) to be CSU's top individual.
Senior Tessa Harp (Valencia, CA/College of the Canyons) (Valencia, Calif.) shot a 165 for the tournament, including a 79 in the final round, to finish in a tie for 15th place, while freshmen Andrea Rosado (Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico/American Heritage School) (Ponce, P.R.) and Sophie Shearer (Lytham, St. Annes, England/Fairhaven Secondary School) (Lytham, St. Annes, England) each shot an identical 170 (84-86) to tie with SIU Edwardsville's Courtney Lovegreen for 26th place.
Closing out the scoring for the Cougars was sophomore Brittany Johnson (Golden, Colo./Golden) (Golden, Colo.), who produced a two-day score of 172 (90-82) to finish in a tie for 30th place.
CSU returns to action on Sept. 21-22 as it hosts the PTSIR Golf Performance Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course in Hammond, Ind.
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