Carleton Leads St. Thomas by 1 Going into Final Round of MIAC Women's Tournament

COON RAPIDS -- Shannon Holden, a freshman from Simi Valley, Calif., matched her first-round 77 at Bunker Hills GC (par 72, 5,812 yards) on Sunday, despite a 10-degree drop in the temperature, windy conditions and occasional rain.

It was the low score on a difficult day, and it helped Carleton, ranked No. 19 in women's NCAA Division III golf, take over first place in the MIAC Championships. It also lifted Holden into a three-way tie for the individual lead. 

Like Holden, Carleton came in with the same score -- 318 -- for the second day in a row. The resulting 36-hole total of 636 established a school record, and it gave the Knights a one-stroke lead going into Monday's final round.

No. 13 St. Thomas is in second place with a 637, after posting the lowest team score on Day 2, a 317. Another nine behind is No. 16 Gustavus Adolphus, at 646. Two-time defending conference champion St. Olaf (unranked) is in fourth place at 656.

St,. Benedict's Bridget Cummings, the 18-hole individual leader, struggled on Sunday and followed her opening 73 with an 81. But the junior from Holy Family is still tied for first at 154, along with Holden and Erin Dingmann of St. Thomas. Dingmann, a sophomore from Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins, shot 79. 

Her senior teammate Doyle O'Brien equalled Holden's 77, and she's alone in third with a cumulative 156.  


WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOLF

MIAC Championships
At Bunker Hills Golf Course
Par 72, 5,812 yards
Coon Rapids 
Second-round results

Fin.  Top 20 teams                     Scores    Total    Par 
   1  Carleton.......................  318  318    636    +60
   2  St. Thomas.....................  320  317    637    +61
   3  Gustavus.......................  320  326    646    +70
   4  St. Olaf.......................  319  337    656    +80
   5  Saint Benedict.................  317  343    660    +84
   6  Bethel.........................  328  337    665    +89
   7  Concordia......................  337  331    668    +92
   8  Macalester.....................  332  344    676   +100
   9  St. Catherine..................  355  338    693   +117
  10  Augsburg.......................  360  365    725   +149
  11  Saint Mary's...................  394  393    787   +211


Fin.  Top 20 Players                                          Scores   Total    Par 
t  1  Bridget Cummings--Saint Benedict....................    73   81    154    +10
t  1  Erin Dingmann--St. Thomas...........................    75   79    154    +10
t  1  Shannon Holden--Carleton............................    77   77    154    +10
   4  Doyle O'Brien--St. Thomas...........................    79   77    156    +12
t  5  Nadia Baka--St. Olaf................................    79   79    158    +14
t  5  Sam Falk--Gustavus..................................    79   79    158    +14
t  7  Grace Gilmore--Carleton.............................    80   79    159    +15
t  7  Lauren Johnson--Gustavus............................    75   84    159    +15
t  7  Kelsey Moede--Carleton..............................    79   80    159    +15
   10 Elena Baker--Macalester.............................    77   84    161    +17