Full Results
FLOSSMOOR, Ill. (9/21/2015) -- Just a few strokes kept the University of Detroit Mercy women's golf team out of the top five as the Titans finished up play at the Loyola Fall Invitational, held at the Par 73, 6,132-yard Flossmoor Country Club.
Detroit claimed sixth in the field with a 973 (324-326-323), ahead of the two other Horizon League schools in the field in Green Bay and UIC. UDM was just four shots shy of the top five and seven behind a fourth-place finish. The 973 was also the 10th best 54-hole total in school history,
Junior
Sarah Thompson led the Titans from beginning to end in tying for third with a career-low 230 (78-77-75). She lowered her score in each round, ending the event with a 2-over 75 on the final 18.
Junior
Sarah Montone shot her best round of the tournament with a 79 on Tuesday, which helped her post a career-best 247 (82-86-79) for 31st, while junior
Alexandra LeBlanc set a new 54-hole best with a 250 (79-85-86) for a share of 33rd.
THE SCORECARDQUOTE OF THE DAY- "I think the juniors are starting to grow up and the way they played today was a great start to our season." – Head women's golf coach Terri Anthony-Ryan.
TEAM TOP 10- Detroit carded a 973 total in the event, the 10th best score in school history and the best since its 972 at the 2014 Rocket Classic.
CAREER DAY- All four juniors had career tournaments setting their 54-hole career lows.
- Sarah Thompson tallied a 230 for her career mark, taking two shots off her 232 at last year's Horizon League Championship.
- Sarah Montone posted a 247 in lowering her career best from the 253 she had at the 2013 Rocket Classic.
- Alexandra LeBlanc carded a 250, five shots better than the 255 she had at last season's Loyola Fall Invitational.
- Brooke Sharpe registered a 251, five better than her score at the 2015 Horizon League Championship.
TOP OF THE PACK- Sarah Thompson shared third place for her 13th career top-20 finish.
- It was also her seventh career top-10 mark and her sixth career top-five performance.
JUST MISSED IT- Alexandra LeBlanc started the tournament with a 79, just one shot shy of her career low for a round.
WRAP UP- "Sarah (Thompson) really had a bad stretch of about five or six holes, but she made a lot of birdies and kept her score low. They all grinded it out and each week will be a process as we get ready for the spring." - Head women's golf coach Terri Anthony-Ryan.
UP NEXT- The Titans will get a good look at rival Oakland as the Titans head to Rochester to play in the Golden Grizzlies Invitational next week, Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 28-29.
