FHSU Women finish 13th at MWSU/Holiday Inn Express Invitational

Fort Hays State women’s golf finished 13^th at the Missouri Western/Holiday Inn Express Invitational in St. Joseph, Mo., heldSunday and Monday (Mar. 22-23). The tournament took place at the St. Joseph Country Club, a par-72 course.

Megan DeWerff led the way for FHSU, shooting a total of 177 to tie for 50^th. She shot rounds of 87 and 90. Samantha Hobson tied for 60^th with a total of 181, carding rounds of 95 and 86.

Quillen Eichhorn was consistent over two days, shooting two rounds of 92 for a 184 total and 65^th place finish. Abby Schmidtberger was 69^th with a 194, carding rounds of 98 and 96. Hadley Tharp also played, shooting rounds of 106 and 105.

The Tigers as a team shot a total of 736. FHSU was eight strokes better on the second day, going from 372 to 364. Arkansas Tech won the tournament with a total of 619, just one stroke ahead of Central Oklahoma. Rebecka Surtevall of Arkansas Tech won the tournament individually with a 7-over par total of 151.

FHSU returns to action next week at the UNK Invitational at Awarii Dunes Golf Course, just to the south of Kearney, Neb.