MUNCIE, IND. – Illinois State improved two places in the third round to finish in a tie for 10th place in the Cardinal Classic, held at the par-72, 6,204-yard Players Club Golf Course.
The third-round score was the best of the tournament for the Redbirds at 305, and the team had a final score of 928 (317-306-305) over the three rounds. Indianapolis topped the 16-team field with a 2-over-par 866 (292-282-292), 35 strokes ahead of second place Ball State and Southern Illinois.
Senior Caitlin Sims carded a 4-over-par 76 (37-39) in the final round with two birdies in the front nine, and her final score at the Cardinal Classic was a 226 (76-74-76) as she finished in a tie for 20th place.