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Women's Golf Evan Maldonado, USD Sports Information

Coyotes and Badura Finish Runner-Up at Summit League Championships

South Dakota closed out the Summit League Championships with another record-breaking round at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course. After setting a new record for lowest round in school history yesterday, the Coyotes broke it once again on Tuesday with a 286 in round three. The team also shattered the program record for lowest 54-hole score with an 868 total score – beating the previous best by 26 strokes. The 868 earned USD its best finish at the Summit League Championships with a runner-up placement. Individually, South Dakota had three land inside the top-10 led by Danica Badura's tie for second place. 
 
Badura finished the year by tying her career-low round of 70 in the third round. She started the day with back-to-back birdies and recorded one more on the back nine. Badura totaled the third-most birdies among the field this week with 10 total and averaged the best par-four scoring at three-under among all players. Her 213 (72-71-70) overall score marked a new career-best and placed her in a tie for runner-up at the Summit League Championships. 
 
Catie Nekola posted the best score for South Dakota on day three with a career-low round of three-under par 68. Nekola recorded pars on every hole until she birdied the remaining three holes of the day. She had six total birdies this week and had the seventh-most pars during the event with 38 total. A 218 (80-70-68) 54-hole score placed Nekola in a tie for seventh place in her first Summit League Championships.
 
Akari Hayashi closed out the tournament with a three-over par 74 on Tuesday. Hayashi started the day with a birdie on the par-four first hole and later chipped-in for eagle on the par-five sixth hole. She finished with six birdies this week and was one of two players to sink an eagle during the three days. Hayashi's 219 (73-72-74) total score earned her a tie for ninth place. 
 
Emma Henningsson recorded a three-over par 74 in the final round. Her one birdie of the day came on the par-five 14th hole and brought her total to six birdies throughout the event. Henningsson carded a 222 (72-76-74) overall score and placed in a tie for 16th place in her first Summit League Championships. 
 
Molly Fossen concluded her tournament with a four-over par 75. She finished the day with six consecutive pars and recorded the eighth-most pars this week with 37 total. Fossen's 229 (76-78-75) 54-hole score earned her a 30th place individual finish. 
 
As a team, South Dakota averaged the second-best score on par-four holes with a 4.09 stroke average and on par-five holes with a 5.11 stroke average. USD also recorded the second-most pars with 179 throughout the tournament. 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Danica Badura

Danica Badura

Junior
Molly Fossen

Molly Fossen

Graduate Student
Akari Hayashi

Akari Hayashi

Junior
Catie Nekola

Catie Nekola

Freshman
Emma Henningsson

Emma Henningsson

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Danica Badura

Danica Badura

Junior
Molly Fossen

Molly Fossen

Graduate Student
Akari Hayashi

Akari Hayashi

Junior
Catie Nekola

Catie Nekola

Freshman
Emma Henningsson

Emma Henningsson

Freshman