Redbirds Take Opener in Match Play Challenge

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – Using a strong opening, the Illinois State women's golf team opened the 2022 spring season with a 4-1 win over the Morehead State Eagles in the second round of the 2022 Mid-American Conference Match Play Challenge.

Receiving a bye in the first round, the third-seeded Redbirds automatically advanced to the second round, and behind the strength of their win will face off against second seeded Northern Illinois tomorrow going off the first hole at 7:25 AM CT.

The first group off the tee for the Redbirds and Eagles was sophomore Avalon Woodward and Morehead State's Hanna Montgomery. Woodward jumped ahead early, as neither golfer led by more than a hole at any point through…