Butler Finishes Fourth; Earns All-Tournament Honors at Horizon League Championship

Butler Finishes Fourth; Earns All-Tournament Honors at Horizon League Championship

RESULTS (PDF)

QUICK HITS

  • Madison Butler earned all-tournament honors after finishing fourth in the field
  • Ashley Knight was eighth overall after shooting an 81 on the final day
  • Kaylee Neumeister had rounds of 80-75 over the final two days and finished tied for 13th
  • Cleveland State finished third in the team standings with a 54-hole score of 952

TOURNAMENT RECAP

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. -- Madison Butler carded a one-over par 74 on the final day of the 2019 Horizon League Championship on Tuesday at the Las Colinas Course and finished fourth overall to earn all-tournament honors.

Butler had four birdies during her round over the par-73, 6,087-yard layout at Las Colinas to finish fourth overall. She had rounds of 75-80-74 to post a 54-hole score of 229. Maddie Zack of Oakland captured medalist honors with a 227, while Katlyn Shutt of Youngstown State and Marion DeBove of IUPUI each finished with a 228 to tie for second.

Butler, who finished sixth at last year's championship, recorded the seventh-best Horizon League finish in Cleveland State history. Kristen Obush (2004), Mallory Wyderka (2009) and Rayna Oosterhuis (2017) each posted a second-place finish in the Horizon League Tournament, while Wyderka (2008), Ariel Sparrow (2011) and Allyson Hackman (2016) each earned a third-place finish. Butler joins Hackman (2014) as Vikings to finish fourth in the Horizon League Championship.

Led by Butler, Cleveland State finished third in the team standings with a score of 952. IUPUI won the team title with a score of 930, while Oakland was second with a score of 943.

Ashley Knight narrowly missed earning all-tournament honors as she finished eighth overall after shooting an 81 on the final day. Knight shot rounds of 76-79-81 to earn her eighth-place showing.

Kaylee Neumeister bounced back after an opening-round 86. She shot an 80 in the second round and posted a two-over par 75 on the final day to finish tied for 13th overall with a score of 241.

Meg Rossouw tied for 27th overall and Grace Zimmerman was 37th in the individual standings. Rossouw shot an 84 on the final day, while Zimmerman closed with a 90.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. IUPUI 311-316-303 - 930; 2. Oakland 311-319-313 - 943; 3. Cleveland State 318-320-314 - 952; 4. Youngstown State 321-314-323 - 958; 5. UIC 328-327-318 - 973; 6. Green Bay 334-328-316 - 978; 7. Northern Kentucky 337-323-324 - 984; 8. Detroit Mercy 331-339-333 - 1003

CLEVELAND STATE INDIVIDUALS

4. Madison Butler 75-80-74 - 229

8. Ashley Knight 76-79-81 - 236

13t. Kaylee Neumeister 86-80-75 - 241

27t. Meg Rossouw 85-81-84 - 250

37. Grace Zimmerman 82-86-90 - 258