Women’s golf finishes 11th

The Indiana State women's golf team tied for 11th place at the Western Michigan University MAC Preview Tuesday.

The Sycamores shot a two-round total of 645, placing them between 10th place Bowling Green (640) and edging out 12th place Cleveland State University (646).  Conference opponent Southern Illinois University competed in this tournament as well, finishing 7th (631).

ISU junior golfer Reece Feducia led the Sycamores, shooting a two-round total of 150, which tied her for second place with two other golfers from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the University of Toledo.  She posted an opening round score of 73 and followed it up with a score of 77 on Tuesday.  In the five tournaments completed for the season, Feducia finished in the top five four times.

Next up for the Sycamores was junior golfer Christina Beyerl.  After shooting an 84 on Monday she improved her score in the second round ,shooting a 76 which gave her a combined two-day total of 160 which tied for 29th in the tournament.  Sophomore golfer McCall Christopher shot a two-round total of 168 and finished 66th, and junior golfer Emily Dixon was not far behind at 68th position.  Freshmen golfers Gina DellaCamera and Amanda Smith finished 75th and 76th, respectively.

According to the Indiana State Athletic Media Relations states ISU women's Head Coach Gregory Towne said: "[Feducia]  is playing great.  Everything she worked on last week has really helped."

The Sycamores return to competition next week as they travel to the Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Mo. for the Missouri State University Payne Stewart Memorial.  The tournament will be the last for the fall season for the Sycamores.  Following the completion of the tournament, the Sycamores will prepare to compete in the regular season beginning February 2012.