CU Takes Fifth at NAIA Preview in Nebraska
COMPLETE RESULTS
LINCOLN, Neb.—Three of Concordia’s five women’s golfers lowered their score in the second round of play at the NAIA Preview, but the Cavaliers fell a single spot to place fifth in the team standings on Tuesday.
Concordia (324-320—644) dropped four strokes off its opening-round score but was edged by Nebraska’s Bellevue University (327-314—641) after the Bruins carded a 314, the third lowest score of the day, to defeat the Cavs by three strokes.
Lubbock Christian (302-290—592) crushed the competition with a team score of a 4-over 290 in the final tour of the course at Wilderness Ridge, the site of the 2012 NAIA National Championships.
Lubbock Christian defeated William Woods (309-307—616) by 24 strokes for the team title.
Individually, a pair of LCU golfers topped the chart with Sinae Montoya (74-66—140) topping teammate Anna Schopp (74-71—145) for medalist honors. Montoya’s 6-under 66 on Tuesday was the overall low for the tournament by a whopping five strokes as Schopp posted the only other sub-par round out of the 107 competitors.
Concordia’s Sunny Powers (74-79—153), a first-day co-leader, after firing a 2-ver on Monday, fell to a tie for eighth place with a 79. Despite dropping a stroke in the second round, Jenifer Gibbons (81-80—161) slipped one position to 20th place overall.
Madison Alamillo (83-83—166) repeated her performance with her second straight 83 and Patricia Little (86-80—166) shaved six strokes off her opener to share 25th place with her fellow Cavalier. Holly Winburn (88-81—169) outdid Little by one swing by eliminating seven strokes from her Monday total.
Concordia returns to action on Oct. 5-6 when it travels to the Saint Martin’s Invitational held at the Olympia Country Club.