Galesburg, IL – The Carl Sandburg College women’s golf team held its first competition of the season Saturday, hosting St. Ambrose and Kishwaukee at Lake Bracken Country Club.
Sophomore Elizabeth Whitford (Dahinda, Ill./Galva) led the Chargers with a 91 as second finished second to St. Ambrose. The Bees totaled a 356 while Sandburg posted a 392 team score.
Sophomore Rylee Liles (Hennepin, Ill./Putnam County) had a 97 for the Chargers, and Kelli Kennedy (Henry, Ill./Henry-Senachwine) added a 98. Freshman Samantha Soleta (Prophetstown, Ill./Prophetstown) was Sandburg’s fourth scorer, with a 106.
St. Ambrose’s Maitlyn Sanders, a Galesburg High School graduate, was medalist with an 83.
At Lake Bracken Country Club, par 71
St. Ambrose 356: Maitlyn Sanders 83, Becki Meils 89, Alyson Scheidecker 90, Samantha Cramer 94, Abigail Scheidecker 97.
Sandburg 392: Elizabeth Whitford 91, Rylee Liles 97, Kelli Kennedy 98, Samantha Soleta 106, Averi Heintzelman 114.
Kishwaukee: Jillian Fuchs 115 (individual), Haleigh Peterson 120 (individual).
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
11 a.m. Oct. 4 vs. Danville Area at Ironwood in Normal
***Story courtesy of Carl Sandburg College***
