Tournament: 30th Annual Women's Golf National Championship
Keiser University Tourament Finish/Score: 2nd of 30/ +41 (306-294-296-297, 1193)
Location: Eagle Crest Golf Club, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Course Information: Par 72, 5,895 yards
The No. 2-ranked Keiser women's golf team registered their 10th top-5 finish in the NAIA Women's Golf National Championship with a second-place finish on Friday. The Seahawks shot a 41-over, 1,193 as Keiser placed in the top 2 of the national tournament for the third straight year. Keiser finished behind No.1 British Columbia, which shot a 17-over, 1169, to claim this year's Red Banner.
Keiser was led by senior Carolin Alblas, who posted a career-best finish at the NAIA Tournament, placing tied for fifth. Alblas, shot a 3-over, 291, for the 16th top-5 finish of her career. The native of Nuess, Germany, carded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole during Round Three. Also, finishing in the top 10 were Sophia Sindersberger and Mohea Mansbendel. Sindersberger place seventh with a 5-over, 293, for her seventh top-10 finish of the season while Mansbendel finished tied for eighth with an 8-over, 296, posting a top-10 finish for the sixth time this season. For their play, Alblas, Sindersberger, and Mansbendel were named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team.
1. Jessica Ng of British Columbia at 5-under (69-69-72-73, 283)
2. Sharon Shan of SCAD-Savannah at 2-under (65-77-69-75, 286)
3. Butpapaporn Sukterm of Lindsey Wilson at even par (75-69-71-73, 288)
Carolin Alblas (+3) (77-71-70-73, 291) (T-5th Place)
- Recorded the 16th top-5 finish of her career
- Tallied highest finish in the NAIA National Tournament of her career
- Named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team
- Registered a hole-in-one on hole #6 during the third day of the tournament
- Shot a 3-under on Par 3s and was 1-under on Par 5s
- Tallied 42 par putts
- Carded a team-best 13 birdies
Sophia Sindersberger (+5) (72-73-76-72, 293) (7th Place)
- Registered her seventh top-10 finish if the season
- Named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team
- Was even par on Par 3s
- Recorded a team-best 52 par putts
- Had eight birdies
Mohea Mansbendel (+8) (74-76-74-72, 296) (T-8th Place)
- Tallied her sixth top-10 finish of the year
- Named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team
- Recorded 50 par putts
- Registered seven birdies and one eagle
Luz Maria Ardila (+28) (84-74-78-80, 316) (T-57th Place)
- Notched 40 par putts
- Tallied six birdies
Ziqi Gao (+38) (83-83-76-84, 326) (T-71st Place)
- Carded 38 par putts
- Recorded four birdies
1. No. 1 British Columbia (+17)
2. No. Keiser (+41)
3. No. 8 Marian (Ind.) (+42)
4. No. 7 Texas Wesleyan (+61)
5. No. 9 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) (+66)
T6. No. 10 William Carey (Miss.) (+68)
T6. No. 3 SCAD-Savannah (+68)
8. No. 4 Dalton State (Ga.) (+70)
9. No. 6 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (+71)
10. No. 13 Milligan (Tenn.) (+75)
11. No. 5 Oklahoma City (+76)
12. No. 18 Cumberlands (Ky.) (+90)
13. No. 25 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (+94)
14. No. 23 Bellevue (Neb.) (+95)
15. No. 11 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (+101)
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(Did not make the cut to Round Three)
16. No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan (+54)
T17. No. 16 Oregon Tech (+56)
T17. No. 12 Truett McConnell (Ga.) (+56)
T19. No. 17 Loyola (La.) (+59)
T19. No. 19 Coastal Georgia (+59)
21. No. 14 Southeastern (+69)
22. Midway (+70)
23. No. 20 Taylor (Ind.) (+71)
24. (rv) Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (+83)
25. (rv) Doane (Neb.) (+84)
T26. (rv) William Penn (+91)
T26. Columbia (Mo.) (+91)
28. Kansas Wesleyan (+99)
29. Lawrence Tech (+101)
30. St. Ambrose (Iowa) (+176)
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