Women's Golf

CARMEL, Ind.?Freshman Erica Still capped off her phenomenal freshman regular season with a three-over-par final round at the Indiana Invitational to lead the Wildcats to a 13th place finish.

For the fifth consecutive tournament and the seventh of the season the rookie from Waycross, Ga., paced the Wildcats with a tie for 16th place. Still turned in a remarkable three-over-par in the day?s final round to move her way up the leader board, as she began the day in a tie for 30th place. She has now carded five straight final rounds of 76 or lower. The Wildcats? lone freshman placed in the top-20 in four tournaments this season.

Kentucky scored 325 in the second round to finish the tournament at +59 over par and moved into 13th place among 17 teams, five of which are ranked in the top-50 in the country. UK did edge out No. 31 UNLV who finished in a tie for 15th place.

Michigan headlined the leaders with a 27-over-par team score for the tournament, three shots ahead of in-state rival Michigan State. Illinois? Seul Ki Park took top individual honors after shooting even par over the course of the two-round tournament. Two players were tied at three-over for second place on the individual leader board.

Junior Elizabeth Dotson turned in her most complete tournament thus far in her come-back spring season. Dotson was second on the team in scoring with a tie for 43rd place with a 13-over-par score. Classmate Beth Felts carded a 15-over-par for two rounds good for a tie for 53rd place. Senior Katie Johnson rounded out the team scoring with a tie for 79th with a 22-over-par. Senior Marissa Muir placed 91st with a two round total of 31-over-par.

Kentucky?s regular season ends with their completion of the Indiana Invitational. UK will next embark on the SEC Tournament being played April 20-22, in West Point, Miss. The tournament will be hosted by Mississippi State. Last season Kentucky finished 11th in the conference championships and were led in scoring by Felts.

AGATE? 1) Michigan (308-295 +27); 2) Michigan State (299-307 +30); 3) Illinois (304-305 +33); 4) Oregon (314-296 +34); 5) Notre Dame (310-302 +36); 6) Northwestern (311-303 +38); T7) Texas (307-310 +41); Western Michigan (313-304 +41); 9) Indiana (312-311 +47); 10) Iowa (318-306 +48); 11) Minnesota (316-310 +50); 12) Iowa State (318-311 +53); 13) Kentucky (310-325 +59); 14) Penn State (327-312 +63); T15) UNLV (323-320 +67); Ball State (315-328 +67); 17) Illinois State (322-325 +71)

Wildcat Scores? T16 Erica Still (78-75 +9); T43 Elizabeth Dotson (77-80 +13); T53 Beth Felts (76-83 +15); T79 Katie Johnson (79-87 +22); 91 Marissa Muir (88-87 +31)

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