MUNCIE, IND. - No. 9 Women's Golf started their season on fire at Woodland Trails. Indiana Wesleyan finished first in the tournament over six Top 25 ranked opponents. The Wildcats set team records in one round total (291), 36 hole total (583), and 54 hole total (883). Caroline Gibson set the individual one round total by shooting a 67 in Round 2.
 

ROUND ONE

• IWU kicked off Round One of the Player's Club Invitational by shooting a 292 and taking a 7 stroke lead into the second round. 
• Braedyn O'Dell shot a 68 which was good enough to tie for the best score in the first round. 
• Sydney Leyerle was second on the team firing off a 73.

ROUND TWO

• The Wildcats were even better in Round Two shooting a 291, 8 strokes better than the competition. This gave the team a 15 stroke lead heading into the final day.
• Caroline Gibson shined in the second round shooting a school record 67.
• Sydney Leyerle shot a 73 which good for second best on the team.

ROUND THREE

• In the final round, IWU shot a 301, this gave them a 5 stroke lead over Taylor University to finish the tournament.
• Sydney Leyerle continued her consistent play in the third round shooting a team best 72.
• Braedyn O'Dell finished the tournament by shooting a 78 in the final round.

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

• 4 - Sydney Leyerle - 73, 73, 72
• T6 - Braedyn O'Dell - 68, 74, 78
• T8 - Caroline Gibson - 81, 67, 75
• T26 - Makenna Hostetler - 74, 83, 76
• T26 - Faith Egenolf - 77, 77, 79
• 58 - Karissa Owens - 87, 77, 88

BLOOM PERSPECTIVE

• Our women picked right back up where they left off last season. We have five players that can each lead us in scoring in any given round. Braedyn O'Dell was our most consistent player in qualifying and it was great to see her tie our individual school record in the first round with a 68. Then to have Caroline Gibson bounce back from a tough round 1 to break the school record with a 67 was a great reflection on how she has grown in her ability to play FREE."

LOOKING FORWARD

• The Wildcats head to Florida to compete in the Invite at Innisbrook on September 26th and 27th.

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