GAINESVILLE, Ga.—The UIndy women's golf team concluded its season at the 2022 NCAA DII Championships Thursday. The Greyhounds made a strong push on the final day of stroke play but fell just short of qualifying for a third straight national quarterfinal appearance.
Competing at Chattahoochee Golf Club in Gainesville, Ga., UIndy combined for a third-round 301 – the third-best team score of the day. The Hounds clawed their way up three spots to 10th on the leaderboard, but ultimately came two shots shy of the top eight.
Anci Dy (+9) had another strong day on the course, pacing the Greyhounds with a final-round 73. The freshman from Traverse City, Mich., vaulted 19 spots to land in the top 20 in her DII Championships debut.
Junior
Katelyn Skinner finished at +12 after carding a 76 Thursday, tying for 30th place overall. Senior
Elyse Stasil had her best round of the week with a 75 to climb to T-41.
Maggie Schaffer (+18) shot 77 for the second straight day while
Catharina Graf (+24) carded an 81. Both Skinner and Shaffer birdied 18.
The Greyhounds concluded their season with a 10th straight trip to Nationals, winning the GLVC title and earning East Regional runner-up honors along the way.
WEDNESDAY
Led by a second-round 72 by freshman
Anci Dy, the Greyhounds sit at +38 through 36 holes. The top eight teams after Thursday's third round move on to the medal/match quarterfinals. UIndy is currently in 13th place, nine strokes back of an advancing spot.
Making her Nationals debut, Dy shot even-par golf on Wednesday, thanks in part to a hot start. She began the day with eight straight pars, followed by a birdie on the par-four ninth.
For the tournament, Dy is currently tied with teammate
Katelyn Skinner at 39th place. Skinner went 74-78 in the first two rounds to match Dy at +8.
Both
Elyse Stasil and
Maggie Schaffer shot a 77 Wednesday. Stasil is now at +11 to move to T-55, while Schaffer (+13) climbed eight spots to T-65.
Catharina Graf (+15) carded an 81 today to drop to T-79.
The third and final round of stroke play awaits the 18-team field on Thursday. The Greyhounds' tee times start at 9:20 a.m. ET.
TUESDAY
The Greyhounds combined for a first-round team score of 310, putting them in a tie for 13th place with 36 holes of stroke play to go.
Junior
Katelyn Skinner led the way Tuesday, carding a two-over 74 to tie for 16th place among the nation's best. She highlighted her round with four birdies on the front nine, including three in a row on four, five and six.
All-GLVC honorees
Catharina Graf and
Elyse Stasil shot matching 78s to share 56th. Both
Anci Dy and
Maggie Schaffer sit at +8.