Kilcrease stars as Tulsa wins Barbara Nicklaus Cup at Muirfield Village

DUBLIN, Ohio –– The Tulsa women’s golf team captured the Barbara Nicklaus Cup team championship on Tuesday at the Muirfield Village Golf Club with a final round 320 for a 952 total score.

Tulsa beat-out second place Maryland by seven strokes as the Terps finished with a score of 959. TCU placed third followed by Furman, Colorado, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Wisconsin in the eight-team field.

Tulsa freshman Grace Kilcrease tied for second-place for her second top-10 performance in three events as a rookie. She turned in a final round 76 to finish two strokes behind the individual leader, Sofia Barroso Sa of TCU.

Sophomore Lovisa Gunnar placed in an eighth-place tie with a score of 239, while freshman Emily Boehrer was one stroke back at 240 for 11^th place. The Golden Hurricane saw sophomore Sydney Seigel finish in 27^th place at 251 and senior Lilly Thomas placed 29^thoverall with a 253 final score.

Tulsa will be back in action on Monday as the Hurricane hosts the Dale McNamara Invitational next Monday-Tuesday, Oct.10-11, at Cedar Ridge Country Club.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Tulsa                   318-314-320=952
2. Maryland            314-324-321=959
3. TCU                    315-317-329=961
4. Furman               326-321-320=967

T5. Colorado            326-316-329=971

T5. Notre Dame       318-321-329=971

7. Ohio State          325-321-327=973
8. Wisconsin           337-321-330=988

TULSA INDIVIDUALS

T2.      Grace Kilcrease          77-78-76=231

T8.      Lovisa Gunnar            80-76-83=239

T11.    Emily Boehrer            82-81-77=240

T27.    Sydney Seigel             80-79-92=251

T29.    Lilly Thomas               81-88-84=253

TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS

1. Sofia Barroso Sa, TCU                  77-72-80=229

T2. Nicha Kanpal, Maryland              75-80-76=231

T2. Grace Kilcrease, Tulsa                 77-78-76=231

T2. Sara-Eve Rheaume, Furman        75-80-76=231

5. Lauren Beaudreau, Notre Dame 72-75-86=233
   

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