METAMORA, Ill. — The Carthage College women's golf team finished second at the CCIW Championship on Friday, finishing the three-round tournament with a team score of 920 at Metamora Fields Golf Club. The Firebirds carded a 301 in the opening round, followed by a 317 in the second round and a 302 in the final round.

Lexi Manteufel led the Firebirds, tying for second with a three-round score of 223. Manteufel opened with a 75 before carding a 77 in the second round and a 71 in the final round. Her top-three finish earned her All-CCIW honors.

Ro Longden followed in sixth place with a 230, shooting rounds of 71, 82 and 77. Longden's sixth-place finish also earned her All-CCIW honors.

Alyssa Nenoff tied for ninth with a three-round score of 236. Nenoff carded an 84 in the opening round before shooting a 76 in the second round and a 76 in the final round, earning All-CCIW honors with her top-10 finish.

Nina Mayfield finished 11th with a score of 237 after rounds of 77, 82 and 78. Mae Norman coming in 14th with a 242, carding rounds of 78, 84 and 80. Emily Tralewski, tied for 21st with a three-round score of 249 after two rounds of 82 and a final round of 85.



"To say that I am excited about our play is the understatement of the year. All 6 players came here ready to play and all of them delivered. 3 players in the top 10 is the icing on the cake.

We have played a lot of golf lately to build up our confidence and compete level which showed each day during the tournament. Coach Stippich and I thought we needed a round in the 310-320 range to maintain our place and the team came out and shot the low round of the day with a 302 on a course filled with PGA level pins. Super proud of the hard work the team has put into their games and excited for what is ahead for the Firebirds."

The Firebirds will compete Oct 12 (Mon) - Oct 13 (Tue), at the Clovernook Women's Intercollegiate. For more information, visit our athletics website.