This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week include Riley Klingelberg of Southern Illinois, Hannah Bermel of UNI and Abby Cavaiani of Missouri State.
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The Southern Illinois men's golf program finished in ninth place out of 15 teams at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate on Sunday afternoon. Tournament host NC State (-22) claimed the title by four strokes over Campbell (-18) at Lonnie Pool Golf Course. The Salukis began round three in ninth place and stayed put in the standings after firing a final round of 292 (+4) for a three-round total of 874 strokes (+10). Southern managed to place ahead of Maryland and Jacksonville, who each entered the weekend top-100 in the latest Golfweek rankings. Virginia Tech finished a mere two strokes in front of SIU at 8-over par. Freshman golfer Riley Klingelberg led the Salukis in the individual standings, as he finished at a tie for 19th overall at even par. Klingelberg has placed top-20 in both of his tournament starts this season.
The University of Evansville men's golf team wrapped the final day of the Tom Tontimonia Invitational, Tuesday afternoon. As a team the Purple Aces finished in seventh place with a 888 36-over par score. For the second day, Dallas Koth paced UE with a 6-over par 219 score to finish in a tie for 24th.
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UNI and Drake competed in the Creighton Classic. UNI's 36-hole total of 621 was four strokes behind team champion Creighton. UNI's Hannah Bermel carded a final round 75 for a total score of 149 for individual medalist honors. Bermel carded six birdies and 22 pars. Teammate Emily Snelling had seven birdies and 20 pars to finish with a 72-79=151, which tied for third. Drake was led by Kristen Giles, who finished tied for third with 151 (77-74) for her second top-10 finish of the Fall season. The Bulldogs placed third as a team.
Three MVC women's teams competed at the Johnie Imes Invitational, which concluded last Wednesday, Oct. 2. Missouri State women's golf finished in eighth at the 12th-annual Johnie Imes Invitational, hosted by Missouri. The Bears posted scores of 309, 299 and 299, respectively, to finish with a team score of 907 (+43) at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Mo.
Sophomore Abby Cavaiani (Wales, Wis.) led the Bears with a score of 218 (+2), ending the competition in eighth. This is her third top-10 finish of the season, the first at which came last month at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (3rd). Paige Seiser led the Redbirds with a three-over 75 in the final round of the 2019 Johnie Imes Invitational – highlighted by an eagle on the par-five ninth hole in her final hole of the tournament – as Illinois State tied for 10th in the strong tournament field. Illinois State carded a final-round 310, which gave them a three-round total of 915, knotted with Little Rock for 10th place overall. SIU finished 12th as a team. SIU junior Emilyee McGiles carded 73 (+1) in the third round, finishing tied for 28th place at 10-over par.
Three MVC women's teams competed at the Butler Invitational this week (Evansville, Indiana State and Loyola).
Indiana State sophomore Lauren Green continued her strong fall campaign by finishing in a tie for fourth place and leading the Sycamores to a third place finish at the Butler Fall Invitational over Monday and Tuesday at the par-70, 5,860-yard layout of the Highland Golf and Country Club. Green posted a final round of 73 to go with Monday's scores of 75 and 77 for a total of 225 which put her in a fourth place tie. Katelyn Le of Butler posted rounds of 73, 76 and 72 for a final tally of 221 and the individual championship.
The Purple Aces finished in a tie for fourth place at 934. UE junior Sophia Rohleder tied for fourth place with ISU's Green at 12-over par 225. Loyola finished in sixth place, and the Ramblers were led by sophomore Lorenza Martinez. Martinez, who entered the day as part of a tie for 15th place, carded a six-over-par 76 that brought her tally for the event to 231 (77-78-76), earning the Menomonee Falls, Wis. native sole-possession of 14th place.
Remaining MVC Fall Schedules
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Tournament |
Location |
MVC Teams |
| Oct. 14-15 |
F&M Bank / APSU Intercollegiate |
Dickson, Tenn. |
UE, MSU |
| Oct. 14-15 |
Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate |
Jonesboro, Ark. |
UNI, VALPO |
| Oct. 14-15 |
Flyer Invitational |
Kettering, Ohio |
BU, LUC |
| Oct. 20-22 |
ODU/Outer Banks Intercollegiate |
Powell's Point, N.C. |
DU |
| Oct. 21-22 |
Little Rock/First Tee Classic |
Little Rock, Ark. |
BU, ILS, MSU, SIU |
| Oct. 21-22 |
Pinetree Intercollegiate |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
LUC |
| Oct. 21-22 |
Xavier Musketeer Classic |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
UNI |
| Nov. 1-3 |
White Sands Intercollegiate |
Nassau, Bahamas |
ILS |
| Nov. 1-3 |
Ka'Anapali Classic Invitational |
Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i |
SIU |
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| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
MVC Teams |
| Oct. 14-15 |
Dayton Invitational |
Dayton, Ohio |
ILS, VALPO |
| Oct. 14-15 |
Mastadon Fall Invitational |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
INS |
| Oct. 14-15 |
Lady Red Wolves Classic |
Jonesboro, Ark. |
SIU |
| Oct. 20-22 |
FIU Pat Bradley Invitational |
Lakewood Ranch, Fla. |
MSU |
| Oct. 21-22 |
Chippewa Invitational |
Birmingham, Mich. |
BU |
| Oct. 21-22 |
Charles Braun Intercollegiate |
Evansville, Ind. |
UE, INS, LUC, SIU, VALPO |
| Oct. 28-29 |
Little Rock Golf Classic |
Hot Springs, Ark. |
BU, MSU |
| Oct. 28-30 |
Rainbow Wahine Invitational |
Kapolei, Hawai'i |
ILS, UNI |