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Women’s Golf Hosts Cardinal Classic Starting Monday
September 16, 2017 | Women's Golf
Cardinals one of 19 teams competing in annual event at The Players Club
The Ball State women's golf team is home this week for its annual tournament, the Cardinal Classic at The Players Club in Yorktown.
A large field of 19 teams and 99 total players will be competing over two days. The action begins Monday morning.
When
Monday, Sept. 18 (36 holes) -- 8:30 a.m. shotgun start
Tuesday, Sept. 19 (18 holes) -- 9 a.m. shotgun start
Where
The Players Club (Yorktown, Ind.) -- Par 72; 6,204 yards
The Field
Ball State, Akron, Austin Peay, Bowling Green, Bradley, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Dayton, Drake, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indiana State, Indianapolis, Northern Illinois, Northern Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Toledo, Western Illinois, Western Michigan. Indiana will have individuals competing.
The Lineup
1. Manon Tounalom, So. (T10 at Redbird Invite)
2. Liz Kim, Fr. (T39 at Redbird Invite)
3. Morgan Nadaline, Sr. (T49 at Redbird Invite)
4. Sydney Anderson, Jr. (T45 at Redbird Invite)
5. Holly Anderson, Fr. (T45 at Redbird Invite)
Individual: Emily Knouff, Fr. (T30 at Redbird Invite)
Individual: Reece Malapit, Fr. (making her 2017-18 debut)
About The Cardinals
Manon Tounalom led Ball State in the season-opening Redbird Invitational last week with a tie for 10th place out of 75 golfers. It was the third career top-10 finish for the sophomore from France. The Cardinals, who also featured two freshmen in the lineup, finished 10th as a team.
Emily Knouff, competing as an individual, was the team's second-best finisher. She and Yorktown product Reece Malapit will be the team's individual competitors this week. Malapit will be making her collegiate debut.
At the Cardinal Classic
Ball State finished fourth of 16 teams at last year's Cardinal Classic. Eastern Kentucky won the event by eight shots over second-place Toledo. Sydney Anderson led the Cardinals with a tie for ninth place, while Morgan Nadaline tied for 14th.
This will be the 16th edition of the Cardinal Classic. Ball State has won the tournament three times, most recently in 2012.
Coming Up
Ball State will travel to the Boston College Intercollegiate, Sept. 24-25. The event will be held at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Massachusetts.
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