JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College women's golf team sits in second place following the first day of play at the SLIAC Championship at The Links of Jacksonville. The Lady Blues carded a team score of 333 to trail Grinnell College by 12 strokes for the overall tournament lead.
Maggie Cockerill put together a back-nine 39 that included a birdie on No. 18 to lead the Lady Blues with a round of 82 on Monday. She is currently tied for eighth overall in the tournament field. Both
Brooke Metzger and
Haley Walker are one shot back of her at 83 and in a tie for 11th place. Metzger and Walker followed similar patterns throughout the day and ended with a front-nine 40 and back-nine 43.
The other scorer for Illinois College in the first round was
Sandie Norville. The freshman carded an 85 which included a birdie on the sixth hole and enters tomorrow in a tie for 15th place.
The fifth golfer on the course for the Lady Blues today was
Madi Peyton. The senior ran into some late trouble in her first round and ended with an 86, putting her alone in 18th place overall.
Led by tournament leader Nina Kouchi's 73, Grinnell shot a round of 321 to hold a 12-stroke advantage on the Lady Blues. Lake Forest College is four back of IC in third place at 337. The top five spots in the team standings all belong to Midwest Conference schools who joined the SLIAC as affiliate members.
The final round of the SLIAC Championship tees off tomorrow at 9 a.m. at The Links of Jacksonville with a shotgun start. The five IC players will start on holes 1-5.
| Team Standings |
Score |
| 1. Grinnell |
321 |
| 2. Illinois College |
333 |
| 3. Lake Forest |
337 |
| 4. Monmouth |
341 |
| 5. Knox |
360 |
| 6. Fontbonne |
362 |
| 7. Iowa Wesleyan |
388 |
| 8. Blackburn |
451 |
| 9. Westminster (MO) |
508 |
| 10. Eureka |
511 |
