CLEVELAND - The Cleveland State women's golf team finished the Ball State Cardinal Classic in third place out of 16 teams. The Green and White shot 302 in the final 18 holes on Tuesday, marking their best round of the tournament and ties for the third-best round of any team on the day.
QUOTE TO NOTE
"I'm really proud of how the team played this weekend. It was a full group effort and everyone played tough. This was a great showing for us and I think we are taking a lot of confidence away from the performance." - Ryan Williams
THE TOURNAMENT
Cleveland State ended the two-day, 54-hole, tournament +52 (304-310-302 - 916), jumping up a spot from the first day to the second.
Madison Butler (T8) and Sabrina Coffman (10) led the way for the Vikings, both nabbing top 10 finishes. Butler ended her time at the Cardinal Classic shooting +10 (74-79-73 - 226), while Coffman finished one stroke behind at +11 (72-78-77 - 227). Butler had an impressive final 18 holes, as the senior jumped 12 spots on Tuesday (T20 to T8). The Medina, Ohio, native finished Tuesday's last round +1, going even on the back nine.
Meg Rossouw wrapped up the Cardinal Classic T21 (77-77-77 - 231), moving up one spot from the first 36 holes. She had an impressive front nine shooting E, which included a birdie on the first hole.
Olivia Swain shot +18 (81-76-77 - 234), finishing T33. Swain recorded a team-high four birdies on the day, each time on back-to-back holes (8, 9 and 14, 15).
Alex Jakins finished T50 after shooting +23 (80-80-79 - 239), while Lexi Knight finished T59 shooting +26 (86-81-75 - 242).
UP NEXT
The Vikings will be back in action on Sunday and Monday at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Akron: 304-305-303 - 912 (+48)
2. Eastern Michigan: 312-299-304 - 915 (+51)
3. Cleveland State: 304-310-302 - 916 (+52)
4. IUPUI: 310-305-302 - 917 (+53)
5. Butler: 307-314-301 - 922 (+58)
6. Loyola: 315-310-300 - 925 (+61)
7. Purdue Fort Wayne: 304-305-321 - 930 (+66)
8. Bowling Green: 318-308-305 - 931 (+67)
9. Western Michigan: 307-312-314 - 933 (+69)
10. Dayton: 309-315-310 - 934 (+70)
11. Oakland: 307-317-312 - 936 (+72)
12. Ball State: 307-312-319 - 938 (+74)
13. Ohio: 318-317-309 - 944 (+80)
14. Taylor University: 334-316-316 - 966 (+102)
T15. Valparaiso: 322-322-325 - 969 (+105)
T15. Northern Kentucky: 325-326-318 - 969 (+105)
CLEVELAND STATE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T8. Madison Butler: 74-79-73 - 226 (+10)
10. Sabrina Coffman: 72-78-77 - 227 (+11)
T21. Meg Rossouw: 77-77-77 - 231 (+15)
T33. Olivia Swain: 81-76-77 - 234 (+18)
T50. Alex Jakins: 80-80-79 - 239 (+23)
T59: Lexi Knight: 86-81-75 - 242 (+26)
