EAST DUBUQUE, ILL. – The Iowa Wesleyan College women’s golf team fought through a tough course to finish eighth at the Loras College Invitational Friday at Lacoma Golf Course.
The Tigers finished wth a team score of 412 strokes, finishing seventh of 11 teams in the field. Ashford University won the tourney with a score of 361, while Coe College and St. Ambrose University tied for second with matching scores of 373.
Senior Melissa Bruegge (Ainsworth, Iowa) led the way for IWC with a round of 99 on the difficult par-71 course, good for a tie for 21st place individually. Gabby Combs (So-Macomb, Ill.) finished tied for 24th with a 101, Ashlee Winner (Sr.-Rushville, Ill.) posted a 104 and Alyssa McClain (Fr.-Belleville, Ill.) scored a 108. Stevie Schrier (Fr.-Columbus Junction, Iowa) finished out with a 114.
The Tigers’ next competition will be next Friday. The team will host its home tourney, the IWC Invitational in Muscatine at the Municipal Golf Course.
For more information regarding the IWC golf programs or any of the Tiger athletic teams, contact sports information director Adam Glatczak (319-385-6306 phone; 319-385-6384 FAX; aglatczak@iwc.edu e-mail) or log on to IWC's athletics web site at www.iwc.edu/athletics.
