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Women’s Golf Finishes Sixth at MAC Championships
April 22, 2018 | Women's Golf
Tounalom posts top-15 individual finish to lead Cardinals
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- The Ball State women's golf team moved up one spot on the final day of the Mid-American Conference Championships to finish in a tie for sixth place.
On a challenging day with the average score near 80 at Naperville Country Club, Sydney Anderson led Ball State with a 77. The Cardinals also counted an 80 from Manon Tounalom, an 81 from Liz Kim and an 82 from Emily Knouff on the way to a team score of 320.
With a 54-hole total of 950 (+86), Ball State tied for sixth place with Western Michigan. Tounalom (+15) led the Cardinals in a tie for 15th. The Cardinals' top three finishers -- Tounalom, Knouff and Kim -- were freshmen or sophomores.
Kent State (-11), the nation's 16th-ranked team, won its 20th straight league championship with a 57-stroke victory over second-place Toledo (+46). Northern Illinois (+59) took third.
Pimnipa Panthong (-8) of Kent State claimed individual medalist honors, finishing six shots clear of teammate and defending champion Michaela Finn (-2).
Top Teams
1. Kent State, 853 (-11): 282-285-286
2. Toledo, 910 (+46): 303-300-307
3. Northern Illinois, 923 (+59): 310-297-316
4. Akron, 924 (+60): 310-306-308
5. Eastern Michigan, 932 (+68): 305-309-318
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T6. Ball State, 950 (+86): 321-309-320
Ball State Scores
T15. Manon Tounalom, 231 (+15): 77-74-80
T26. Emily Knouff, 239 (+23): 78-79-82
T33. Liz Kim, 242 (+26): 82-79-81
T35. Sydney Anderson, 243 (+27): 85-81-77
39. Morgan Nadaline, 244 (+28): 84-77-83
On a challenging day with the average score near 80 at Naperville Country Club, Sydney Anderson led Ball State with a 77. The Cardinals also counted an 80 from Manon Tounalom, an 81 from Liz Kim and an 82 from Emily Knouff on the way to a team score of 320.
With a 54-hole total of 950 (+86), Ball State tied for sixth place with Western Michigan. Tounalom (+15) led the Cardinals in a tie for 15th. The Cardinals' top three finishers -- Tounalom, Knouff and Kim -- were freshmen or sophomores.
Kent State (-11), the nation's 16th-ranked team, won its 20th straight league championship with a 57-stroke victory over second-place Toledo (+46). Northern Illinois (+59) took third.
Pimnipa Panthong (-8) of Kent State claimed individual medalist honors, finishing six shots clear of teammate and defending champion Michaela Finn (-2).
Top Teams
1. Kent State, 853 (-11): 282-285-286
2. Toledo, 910 (+46): 303-300-307
3. Northern Illinois, 923 (+59): 310-297-316
4. Akron, 924 (+60): 310-306-308
5. Eastern Michigan, 932 (+68): 305-309-318
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T6. Ball State, 950 (+86): 321-309-320
Ball State Scores
T15. Manon Tounalom, 231 (+15): 77-74-80
T26. Emily Knouff, 239 (+23): 78-79-82
T33. Liz Kim, 242 (+26): 82-79-81
T35. Sydney Anderson, 243 (+27): 85-81-77
39. Morgan Nadaline, 244 (+28): 84-77-83
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