LAWRENCE, Kan. – Sophomore
Kayla Van de Ven and senior
Mackenzie Wilson each tied for tenth to lead the Wichita State women's golf team to a fourth-place team finish at the Jayhawk Invitational on Monday at the Jayhawk Club.
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The Shockers fourth place finish came behind round scores of 306, 307, and 305. Among teams, Louisiana Monroe upset No. 21 Kansas to win the team crown with a score of 879, 15 strokes over par.Â
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In their opening round of the season, Wichita State's Van de Ven and Wilson came out firing, with Wilson posting a 74 and Van de Ven a 75, putting them both in the top ten through the opening round.Â
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Competing as an individual,
Amelie Paul also impressed, posting her own 74 round score, putting three Shockers in the tournament top ten through the first 18 holes.
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In the second round, Paul continued to perform, posting a one-over 73 round to move into a tie for second place after the first 36 holes. Wilson kept pace with the top ten, posting a score of 75 in round two to sit tied for ninth.
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On the final day of play, the three aforementioned Shockers continued to play well, all recording rounds in the mid 70s to finish in the tournament top ten.
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Paul was the highest finish Shocker, tying for seventh with a 223 (+7) tournament score, tying her collegiate best 54-hole score, and recording her first collegiate top ten finish.
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Van de Ven recorded her best collegiate finish by tying for tenth. Wilson notched her fifth career top ten performance.
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Next up, the Shockers head to Springfield, Mo., for Missouri State's Payne Stewart Memorial Sep. 7-8.
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WICHITA STATE FINAL STANDINGS
t-10th –
Kayla Van de Ven 76-76-74—226 (+10)
t-10th –
Mackenzie Wilson 74-75-77—226 (+10)
t-24th –
Kate Tilma 77-81-75—233 (+17)
t-31st –
Brooklyn Benn 81-77-79—237 (+21)
t-34th –
Manon Guille 79-79-81—239 (+23)
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Individual
t-7th –
Amelie Paul 74-73-76—223 (+7)
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Team: 4
th, 306-307-305—918 (+54)
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
- ULM – 879 (+15)
- Kansas – 889 (+25)
- UT Arlington – 913 (+49)
- Wichita State – 918 (+54)
- Longwood – 925 (+61)
- North Alabama – 940 (+76)
- Creighton – 952 (+88)
- Northern Iowa – 958 (+95)
- Alabama State – 968 (+105)
- Eastern Illinois – 1030 (+166)