DANIELS, W.Va. — IU Kokomo women's golf finished runner-up at the River States Conference Fall Preview, held Monday and Tuesday at The Resort at Glade Springs. The Cougars opened with a 339 before carding a 342 in Tuesday's final round to finish with a two-round team score of 681.
Chloe McFaddin led the Cougars with a seventh-place finish individually, firing rounds of 79 and 82 for a two-round total of 161. McFaddin's opening-round 79 was IU Kokomo's lowest round of the tournament.
Layla Stearns made a strong move up the leaderboard Tuesday, improving by eight strokes from her opening round. Stearns followed an opening-round 89 with an 81 in the final round to finish 13th with a two-round score of 170.
"Finishing runner-up as a team was a great result, and I'm proud of how everyone competed and stayed in it over the two rounds," head coach Brandi Jones said. "Chloe had another strong showing with a seventh-place finish, while Layla's strong second round was a big contributor to our team runner-up performance. Both have done a great job of putting themselves in position to have strong finishes and have had great fall seasons so far."
Competing as an individual, freshman Kinleigh Root finished one spot behind Stearns in 14th. Root opened with an 84 Monday before carding an 87 in the final round to finish with a two-round total of 171.
Stefanie Dickerson finished 19th after rounds of 90 and 89 for a 179, while Noelle Hutchings tied for 20th with a two-round total of 182. Hutchings improved by two strokes in the final round, following a 92 Monday with a 90 Tuesday.
Hailey Stegemann opened the tournament with an 81 but did not compete in Tuesday's final round.
IU East captured the team title with a two-round score of 640, while Midway's Anna Simpson earned individual medalist honors after firing rounds of 78 and 75 for a 153.
IU Kokomo Results
7th - Chloe McFaddin - 161 (79-82)
13th - Layla Stearns - 170 (89-81)
14th - Kinleigh Root (Ind.) - 171 (84-87)
19th - Stefanie Dickerson - 179 (90-89)
T20 - Noelle Hutchings - 182 (92-90)
WD - Hailey Stegemann - WD (81)
The Cougars will return home this weekend to host the Crimson Classic Saturday and Sunday at Wildcat Creek Golf Course in Kokomo.
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