September
29, 2007
CEDAR
FALLS, IOWA . . . Wartburg College posted its second
round of 318 in as many days at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in
Cedar Falls to take a 16-stroke lead over Loras College into
the final weekend of play at the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) Women's Golf Championship. Wartburg's Stephanie
Burns shot a 78 to finish the first weekend at 9-over-par
153. She leads the medalist chase by three strokes over teammate
Daina Deery.
Wartburg
posted the back-to-back 318s in significantly different weather
conditions. Friday's opening round was played in sunny conditions
with temperatures in the 80s, while players were forced to adjust
to blustery winds and overcast skies for Saturday's round. The
Knights sit at 636 heading into next weekend's final two rounds.
Loras is at 652, while defending Conference champion Simpson
College is third overall at 673 after shooting a second-round
336. Luther College, which entered the day in third place, slipped
to fourth after firing a 344 Saturday for a 677 36-hole total.
Wartburg
and Loras each posted two rounds in the 70s. The Knights were
led by a 76 from Deery and Burns' 78, while the Duhawks received
79s from Brittney Davis and Brooke
Davis. The only other golfer to post a sub-80 score
Saturday was Simpson's Megan Smith (79).
Individually
after 36-holes, Burns (75-78-153) holds a three-stroke lead
over Deery (80-76-156) and a seven-stroke lead over Wartburg's
Kate Thompson (78-82-160) and Brittney Davis
(81-79-160). Smith (83-79-162) rounds out the top five individuals.
The
72-hole Championship continues next weekend, October 5-6, at
The Meadows Golf Club in Asbury. Tee times on Friday begin at
10:00 a.m. with players from Buena Vista, Cornell and Dubuque
teeing off first. Central, Coe 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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