SMITHVILLE, Mo.—Led by medalist Katelyn Skinner, the UIndy women's golf team wrapped up a dominating 54 holes of stroke play at the GLVC Championships on Saturday. The Greyhounds hung the lowest team score in all three rounds, outpacing the field by 47 strokes to easily snatch the top seed in the upcoming medal/match play semifinals.
 
Hosted at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville, Mo., the conference championships wrap up tomorrow with two semifinals in the morning and the medal/match play final in the afternoon. UIndy will face off with fourth-seeded Drury in the morning for a chance to advance to the final. The golfers will tee off from hole No. 1 starting at 9 a.m. ET. Check the "Championship Central" link above for pairings.
 
Skinner crafted a stellar performance during stroke play to secure the conference individual medal. The Evansville, Ind., native finished at even par for 54 holes, carding scores of 70-75-71. Battling cold and windy conditions Sunday, even a bout with snow, Skinner played three-under golf for the final 12 holes to squelch any ideas of a comeback from the field. She is the program's 10th player to earn medalist honors at the conference tournament. A Greyhound has earned the individual crown in seven of the last 10 GLVC Championships.
 
Teammate Catharina Graf was one those conference medalists. The German import followed her 2022 individual title by sharing the runner-up spot this year. Graf finished at +8 to tie for second with Lewis' Kendall Farm and grab All-GLVC honors as a top-five finisher.
 
Elyse Stasil garnered her third straight All-GLVC nod with a fourth-place showing at +10. Freshman Ava Ray finished one stroke out of the top five, settling at +12 and T-6. Sophomore Anci Dy (+13) was right behind at T-8.

FRIDAY
The UIndy women's golf team kicked off its conference title defense Friday with a solid opening day at the 2023 GLVC Championships. Topping the leaderboard after 36 holes, the Greyhounds (+21) look to remain in a top-four spot after Saturday's final round of stroke play to advance the medal/match play semifinals on Sunday morning.
 

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With individual-leader Katelyn Skinner pacing the group, the Hounds set the tone out of the gate. Their opening-round team score of 289 built a 14-stroke lead while also marking the second-lowest single-round team score in the tournament's history (UIndy – 287, 2018).
 
Skinner caught absolute fire at one point, ripping off an amazing five consecutive holes on her way to the 18-hole score of -2. Her morning-round 70 matched the program record at the GLVC tournament, tying UIndy-legend Pilar Echeverria and her final-round 70 back in 2018.
 
The Hounds went on to card the lowest team score in the second round as well (309), extending their lead to 27 strokes with 18 holes of stroke play remaining.
 
All five Greyhounds are positioned in the top 10 individually, including four at T-5 or better. Skinner sits at +1, five strokes ahead of teammate and defending-medalist Catharina Graf (+6) in second place. Fifth-year senior Elyse Stasil (+7) and freshman Ava Ray (+8) are both in the top five, while sophomore Anci Dy (+10) parred her final 10 holes of the day to move to T-10.