Coe Women's Golf

Monson paces Mount Mercy golfers

Meg Monson of Mount Mercy shot an 81 Saturday to stand in second place after the opening round of the Mount Mercy Spring Invitational at Hunters Ridge.

Madi Goodfellow of Mount Mercy shot an 82 to help the Mustangs grab second place in the team standings behind Viterbo heading into the final round Sunday.

Katelyn Gille of Ashford fired an 80 Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round.

Bethany Lehman led Coe with a 92.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Viterbo 337, 2. Mount Mercy 349, 3. (tie) Ashford 350, Clarke 350, 5. AIB 360, 6. Grinnell 369, 7. Central 371, 8. St. Ambrose 380, 9. Coe 408, 10. Loras 425, 11. Buena Vista 427.

MOUNT MERCY: Meg Monson 81, Madi Goodfellow 82, Kelsey Dircks 86, Chelsea Gryp 100.

COE: Bethany Lehman 92, Jade Hess 97, Kylie Bustad 108, Chloe Crain 111.

Coe's Franson earns IIAC golf honor

DUBUQUE - Coe freshman Jessica Franson finished 10th in the Iowa Conference women's golf tournament Saturday and became only the third player in school history and the first since 2007 to be named to the all-conference team.

Franson, from North Linn High School, finished the 72-hole tournament with a 12-over-par 84 at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club.

Coe placed fifth out of eight teams in the tournament.

Rochelle Beardsley of Wartburg claimed medalist honors and led Wartburg to the team championship.

Team Standings

1. Wartburg 1276, 2. Central 1359, 3. Loras 1439, 4. Luther 1440, 5. Coe 1491, 6. Simpson 1518, 7. Dubuque 1532, 8. Buena Vista 1690.

Coe - 10. Jessica Franson 88-85-95-84=352, 16. Erin Lang 89-81-97-92=359, 21. Jade Hess 88-88-98-94=368, 30. Chloe Crain 98-99-115-101=413, 31. Tarissa Hagenow 100-99-114-103=416.

Lang leads Coe at IIAC golf

DUBUQUE - Erin Lang of Coe is tied for 15th place heading into the final round of the Iowa Conference women's golf tournament at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club.

Lang has shot rounds of 89, 81 and 97 for a 54-hole score of 267. Jessica Franson of Coe is one shot behind Lang at 268.

Coe is in fifth place in the standings heading into the final round Saturday.

Morgan McMillan of Wartburg holds the 54-hole lead at 233. Wartburg has a commanding 54-shot lead over Central College for the title.

AT DUBUQUE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Third Round Standings

1. Wartburg 955, 2. Central 1009, 3. Luther 1067, 4. Loras 1073, 5. Coe 1120, 6. Simpson 1135, 7. Dubuque 1137, 8. Buena Vista 1245.

Coe - 15. Erin Lang 89-81-97=267, 17. Jessica Franson 88-85-95=268, 22. Jade Hess 88-88-98=274, 30. Chloe Crain 98-99-115=312, 31. Tarissa Hagenow 100-99-114=313.

Lang leads Coe at IIAC golf

CEDAR FALLS - Erin Lang of Coe shot a 9-over-par 81 Saturday and is tied for 13th place after the first two rounds of the Iowa Conference women's golf tournament at Pheasant Ridge in Cedar Falls.

Lang has a 36-hole score of 89-81=170. The Kohawks are in fifth place in the team standings.

The final two rounds of the tournament will be held Oct. 3-4 at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club.

IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT At Pheasant Ridge, Cedar Falls Par 72

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Wartburg 611, 2. Central 648, 3. Luther 683, 4. Loras 687, 5. Coe 716, 6. Simpson 722, 7. Dubuque 728, 8. Buena Vista 794.

TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS

1. Morgan McMillan, Wartburg      79-71=150
2. Rochelle Beardsley, Wartburg   74-77=15
Kelsey Van Tasell, Central        79-72=151
4. Hannah Long, Wartburg          78-76=154
5. Taylor Roberts, Wartburg        78-78=156

COE - 13. Erin Lang 89-81-170, 17. Jessica Franson 88-85=173, 24. Jade Hess 88-88=176, 33. Chloe Crain 98-99=197, 34. Tarissa Hagenow 100-99=199.