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Day 2
Herd Finishes 14th in First 2014 Outing
9/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
NORMAL, Ill. - Marshall women's golf senior Korakot Simsiriwong (Narathiwat, Thailand) finished in a two-way tie for 15th in the final round of the Redbird Invitational on Monday at Weibring Golf Club.
Totaling 13-over-par 229 after three 18-hole rounds, Simsiriwong tied with Ally Scaccia who competed as an individual from Bradley University. Marshall posted a 92-over 956 in its first outing of 2014, placing 14th in a 16-team field.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
Host Illinois State came away with the victory at 46-over 910, followed by Northern Illinois and Butler (58-over 922) as runners-up. Redbird redshirt senior Brianna Cooper won the individual field with a 2-over 218.
PRATS' POINTS
Quotes by Coach Tiffany Prats:
On the team's first outing:
"This week was full of ups and downs. As a team we were second in the field with 27 birdies which shows we can compete, but we have to eliminate the big numbers. Overall, this week is just the starting point to a very long year. We will get better every week. We have to focus on getting four countable scores in the 70s."
On senior Korakot Simsiriwong:
"Korakot played great in the first round and put herself in contention. The more she is in this position the better she will get at closing."
AMONG THE HERD
- T15: Korakot Simsiriwong (73-81-75=229, +13)
- T38: Sarah Helly (83-76-77=236, +20)
- T60: Leigha Holt (80-84-79=243, +27)
- T86: Ashley DeMoss (89-79-85=253, +37)
- 91: Gabby Marcum (86-89-83=258, +42)
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UP NEXT
Marshall will travel to University Park, Pa., to compete at Penn State's Nittany Lion Invitational, Oct. 3-5. For all the latest information about Marshall women's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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