The UIS women's golf team opened its spring season this week at the Emerald Coast Collegiate, completing three rounds of competition over three days.

As a team, the Prairie Stars finished 17th with a three-round total of 986. UIS opened the tournament with a 328, improved to a 323 in the second round, and closed with a 335 on the final day. Among Great Lakes Valley Conference teams in the field, Missouri–St. Louis finished 12th with a score of 905, while Drury placed 16th at 949.

UT Tyler won the team title with a total of 859, followed by St. Mary's (Texas) at 870 and Flagler at 879.

Elaine Grant led the Prairie Stars with a tie for ninth place, finishing with a three-round total of 216, three over par. Grant opened the tournament with a strong 70 in the first round and followed with two consistent rounds of 73 to secure the top-10 finish.

Valentina Torrealba was next for UIS, tying for 37th with a total score of 227. She opened with a 75, improved to a 73 in the second round, and closed with a 79.

Ira Joshi competed as an individual and tied for 61st with a three-round score of 233. Joshi posted rounds of 78 and 76 through the first two days before finishing with a 79 in the final round.

Yi-Ting Hsieh placed 90th overall with a total score of 260, recording rounds of 86, 84, and 90.

Lia Rody finished 92nd with a 286, shooting rounds of 97, 94, and 95 across the three days. Erin Ahmadfadzir rounded out the UIS competitors in 93rd place with a total of 288 after rounds of 102, 93, and 93.

"It has been a challenging couple of days trying to get used to hitting on the grass again," said assistant coach Julie Hofmanova. "Senior Elaine Grant has started the spring season very strong by finishing in the top 10 in a very competitive field! Sophomore Valentina Torrealba also had a solid tournament finishing tied for 37th with three rounds in the seventies. Now, we just need to keep working hard so we are ready for the next one in Kentucky!"

Up Next
UIS returns to action March 16-17 at the Findlay Spring Invitational in Richmond, Ky., which will be played at Boone Trace National.