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Racers Win MVC Preview - Holmslykke & Folke Top-5

10/4/2016 4:52:00 PM | Women's Golf

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The Murray State women's golf team claimed the title of the Missouri Valley Conference Preview at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Their 13-shot win was their second in the fall portion of the 2016-17 season.

Played at the site of the MVC Championship next April, the Racers were one of four teams outside the MVC invited to play. The Racers have won back-to-back events after they took first place (Sept. 27) at the Chris Banister Classic in Alabama.

Led by two All-Tournament finishers in Linette Holmslykke and Moa Folke, the Racers ran away with the title by playing remarkably consistent golf over 54 holes. The Racers posted scores of 290-291-290=871 and easily beat out second place UMKC who had scores of 292-295-297=884.

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Linette Holmslykke, a sophomore newcomer, nearly pulled off an individual championship when she fell one shot shy of Wichita State's Taryn Torgerson. Holmslykke had rounds of 70-73-71=214 (-2), while Torgerson had scores of 67-74-72=213 (-3). UMKC's Cynthia Diaz shared second place with Holmslykke.

The 2015 OVC champion, Folke finished fifth on scores of 74-72-73=219, while Anna Moore placed seventh with scores of 76-71-74=221. Sydney Trimble finished 11^th on scores of 70-76-77=223 and Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria placed 28^th on scores of 83-75-72=230.

Raeysha Surendran and Jane Watts played the event as individuals. Surendran finished third among the solo players with scores of 85-69-79=233 and she was 38^th overall. Watts placed 50^th overall with scores of 75-79-85=239.

The rest of the field included Wichita State (897), Arkansas State (902) and Southern Illinois (907) making up the top-5. Bradley (909), Austin Peay (915), Indiana State (927), Illinois State (928) and Missouri State (930) finished out the top-10. Drake (952), Evansville (965), Loyola (971) and Northern Iowa (984) made up the rest of the field.

Dalhousie played to a par-72 and 6,214 yards.

The Racers will look for a third-straight win (Oct. 10-11) when they travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to take part in the Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational at Hattiesburg Country Club.

Tournament Notes
The Racers big week started with a great shot by Jane Watts. The MSU sophomore made her first 1st career hole-in-one on the first day of play. She aced Dalhousie's No. 5 Par-3 hole using a 9-iron from 134 yards.

Folke and Holmslykke were 1^st and 2^nd in par-5 scoring as they attacked Dalhousie's par-5 holes with totals of 5-under par and 4-under-par.

Linette Holmslykke and Lucila Puente Rodriguez de Austria were tied for the most birdies in the event as each made 12.

The Racers made three eagles in the event. After Watts hole-in-one, the other two eagles came from Folke and Surendran.