Lady Owls' JV golf team cruises to win at Illinois College

William Woods' junior varsity unit bested the field by 37 strokes at the Illinois College Fall Inivtational on Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Owls posted a team score of 15-over-par 591 (297-294) to ease to victory. Indiana Tech shot 52-over-par to claim second place, Illinois Wesleyan earned third at 73-over-par, while their "B" team (+82) and Rend Lake Community College (+106) rounded out the top five.

William Woods freshman Katie Warren placed second individually with a 1-over-par 145 (71-74), freshman Celia Mansour scored a 2-over-par 146 (72-74) to take third and junior Myriam Hassan shot a 4-over-par 148 (78-70) to come in fourth.

Redshirt junior Joni Purvis (76-79) and freshman Megan Cullen (79-76) tied for sixth place as both scored an 11-over-par 155.

Lady Owls junior Valerie Mielziner competed as an individual and claimed 11th place with a 16-over-par 160 (82-78), freshman Alex Bankovich earned 37th by scoring a 33-over-par 177 (93-84) and freshman Nikki Callahan took 43rd place with a tally of 39-over-par 183 (94-89).

Indiana Tech's Wiebke Schlender earned top individual honors with a 2-under-par 142 (72-70).

William Woods will play at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Invitational beginning Sept. 12 in Bloomington, Illinois.