SU Freshmen Shoot Second Best D-III Scores at UMHB Invite

Freshman Liz Calderon finished in third place overall among all American Southwest Conference players (ASC) at the UMHB Spring Invitational at wind-swept Mill Creek CC in Salado, TX.  On the final day of the tournament, she was joined by her freshman teammate Kattie Spencer in shooting the second best scores of the day - in very difficult conditions - among all the NCAA Division III players in the field.

Schreiner moved up two spots to finish in 11th place in the tournament, despite playing with only four players. 

In a tournament that features nationally ranked NAIA and past national champion NJCAA teams (scholarship programs), Calderon finished in 20th place overall among all players.  When you factor out the scholarship programs, Calderon's (and Spencer's) play shines.  All ASC schools were at the tournament.

Playing in high winds, the Mountaineers struggled with nerves on day one.  Schreiner was 13th after the first day.  Sophomore Andrea Roach was the lone bright spot, shooting her career best score despite the conditions.

On day two, when the rest of the field was dealing with much higher scores due to even more wind and much lower temperatures, Spencer shaved 10 shots off her opening round while Calderon lowered her first day score by two.  Roach may have played even better than her opening round, finishing just one stroke higher than her first day despite the extreme conditions.

"Our first day, with the exception of Andrea, we probably didn't handle our emotions as well as we could have", said Coach Ron Macosko.  "I was really proud of our gals because we learned from the mistakes we made that first day and managed the even tougher conditions much better on day two.  We saw both the promise and the pitfalls of where we are moving with our program.  Anna (co-head coach Anna Acker-Macosko) and I have to keep reminding ourselves about how young our players are.  We just can't use that as an excuse."