Nittany Lion Women's Golf Concludes Season at Big Ten ChampionshipNittany Lion Women's Golf Concludes Season at Big Ten Championship

Nittany Lion Women's Golf Concludes Season at Big Ten Championship

April 26, 2015

Big Ten Rd 3 Team Scoring

Big Ten Rd 3 Individual Scorin

INIDANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Penn State women's golf team completed the final round of play at the Big Ten Championship Sunday, finishing with a 16-over 304. The solid final round placed the Nittany Lions firmly in 12th place for the tournament with a total of 912 strokes (303-305-304).

Junior Grace Chung (Toronto, Ontario) led the Lions in scoring, carding a 2-over 74 in the third round to place tied for 18th for the tournament with a 6-over 222 (73-75-74). Coach Denise St. Pierre was enamored by Chung's performance saying, "I was happy to see Grace Chung have a great tournament and I hope it will inspire her for next season."

Junior Halley Morell (Brecksville, Ohio) finished a successful first Big Ten Championship off with a 4-over par 76. She finished in a tie for 60th, firing a 17-over (83-74-76) over the three days. Seniors Elyse Archambault (St-Jean-sur-Rich, Que.), Katlyn Elliott (Peterborough, Ontario) and Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) finished off their illustrious careers with consistent final rounds, carding a 77 (+5), 77 (+5), and a 79 (+7), respectively. Archambault finished the tournament tied for 41st (74-77-77-228), Elliott was tied fro 57th (75-80-77-232) and Ceresko was tied for 72nd (81-79-79-239). Sophomore Kendall Allen (Pittsburgh, Pa.) rounded out the squad with a 9-over 81 on the final day.

Ohio State and Northwestern shared the team title, both finishing the tournament with a 1-under 863. Individually, Sarah Cho of Northwestern finished on top after firing a decisive 71 (-1) on the final day with a 3-under par overall score.