Competing on Tuesday and Wednesday, two Huskies finished in the top-25 as NIU women’s golf took ninth at the BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate.
“Great to have some consistency from Mia (Raines) and Dakota (Tallent),” NIU head coach Kim Kester said via NIU Athletics. “(We’re) making some positive strides to get a 3-4 spot.”
NIU finished with a final score of 895, 43 strokes over par in a tournament of 15 teams. The Huskies finished 2 strokes behind the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles and 9 strokes ahead of the University of Idaho Vandals.
The Huskies’ best round was the third round on Wednesday with a score of 296, 12 over par.
Sophomore Mia Raines led the way for the Huskies, scoring 5-over par and tying for 11th. Raines finished on par through the first round, then fell back to 3-over par and 2-over par in the second and third rounds.
“I’m pleased with the way I played and stayed patient throughout the tournament,” Raines said via NIU Athletics. “The course was in great condition and the weather was perfect which made it a lot of fun. I struck the ball solid overall, was able to capitalize on some birdie opportunities, and ending with an eagle was a nice way to finish the competition.”
The Huskies second best finisher was sophomore Dakota Tallent, who finished with 7-over par and tied for 16th. Tallent finished on par in the first round and tallied 3-over par and 4-over par the next two rounds.
Freshman Emile Chile was NIU’s third best scorer, finishing 12-over par and tying for 30th. Chile scored 7-over par in the first round, but bounced back the following rounds by scoring 3-over par and 2-over par.
Graduate student Caroline Kent claimed the fourth spot in the lineup, tying for 55th place with 20-over par. Kent finished with 8-over par in the first round and 7-over par in the second round, before bouncing in the third round with 5-over par.
Sophomore Alexa Ouellet was the Huskies’ fifth best scorer, tying for 59th place and finishing 22-over par. Ouellet scored 9-over par the first two rounds and scored 4-over par on the third round.
Competing as an independent, junior Eva Nijenhuis took 80th place and finished with 37-over par. Nijenhuis scored 9-over par in the first round and scored 13-over par and 15-over par.
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The Huskies now face the GCU Invitational, hosted by Grand Central University, beginning on Tuesday at the GCU Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona.