CARMEL, IN --- The Illinois Springfield women's golf team opened up their fall season with a 12^th place finish at the UIndy Fall Invitational held at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. The Prairie Stars placed 12^th in the 17 team field, led by Kayla Yn's T-30 finish.

UIS fired a 319 team score on day one to put them in a tie for 12^th with Merrimack College. The Prairie Stars would go on to best Merrimack by six strokes on the second day, taking sole possession of 12^th place.

Yn, a sophomore from Arcadia, California, paced the UIS team with a 153 total over the two-day tournament. A 79 on the first day was fired by a team best 74 in the final round. Jocelyn Matsen fired an 84 on the final day after an opening day 77 --- which was best for UIS on the first day. Taryn Pittman carded an 84 on day one before shaving four strokes on the second day for a two-day total of 164.

Maria Espinosa and Sasha Glickfield rounded out the UIS competitors with a 169 and 184, respectively.

Dallas Baptist won the tournament with a two-day total of 585, coming back from ten strokes back to beat UIndy. The Greyhounds were the only other GLVC competing in the tournament, and ended with a 587.

The Prairie Stars will head to Allendale, Michigan on September 24-25 for the Gilda's Club Lake Fall Invitational hosted by Grand Valley State.