September 30, 2006

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA . . . In a record setting second round at the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) women’s golf Championship at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course, Wartburg College shot an IIAC Championship record 306 to take a four stroke lead over Simpson College and Wartburg’s Andrea Schiltz shot a 75 to finish the first weekend at 3-over-par 147, the lowest mid-point score since the IIAC went to a 72-hole Championship in 2003.

The Knights were tied with Simpson at 322 following 18-holes and sit at 628 heading into next weekend’s final two rounds. Simpson is at 632. Loras is third overall at 649 after shooting a second round 322. Buena Vista, which posted the third-best team score on Saturday (320) and is fourth with a 652.

Wartburg was led by three scores in the 70s, including an IIAC record-tying 72 by Daina Deery, Schiltz’s 75 and Megan Cress’ 76. Simpson also had three players in the 70s – Katie Vaux (74), Jess Harvey (76) and Megan Smith (78). A total of nine players posted sub-80 scores on Saturday as Buena Vista’s Jen Stork (76), Loras’ Amy Kemp (77), and Loras’ Stephanie Schwartz (79) joined the six players from Wartburg and Simpson.

Individually after 36-holes, Schiltz (72-75-147) holds a four stroke lead over Stork (75-76-141) and a five stroke lead over Vaux (78-74-152). Rounding out the top-5 are Harvey (78-76-154), Schwartz (77-79-156) and Central’s Sharilyne Hoekstra (74-82-156).

The 72-hole Championship continues next weekend, October 6-7, at The Meadows Golf Club in Asbury. Tee times on Friday begin at 10:00 a.m. with players from Coe, Cornell and Dubuque teeing off first. Buena Vista, Central and Luther players will play together during the middle set of tee times, and Wartburg, Simpson and Loras will play together. Saturday’s tee times start at 9:00 a.m. with pairings determined by individual score after 54-holes.

Complete results through two rounds of the Iowa Conference women's golf Championship are here.

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