The Valparaiso University women’s golf team began the 2024-25 season on Sunday, golfing the first two rounds of the 54-hole, two-day Redbird Invitational, hosted by Illinois State at the par-72, 6093 Weibring Golf Club in Normal, Ill. Senior Madison Keil (LaGrange, Ind. / Lakeland) posted the top score by a member of the Beacons.

How It Happened

• Keil shot a 77 (+5) in the opening round before following with an 81 in Round 2 to finish the day at 158. She is tied for 60^th in the 93-player field with 18 holes remaining.
• Senior Katie Schreiner (Fenton, Mo. / Summit) posted Valpo’s next-best score with a 163, ranking 79^th overall. She had an 80 in Round 1 and an 83 in Round 2. Junior Anna Fay (Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills) was third on the team at 165.
• Fay eagled the par-5 second hole in the first round, one of the highlights of the day for the Beacons.
• The Beacons shot better in the first round of the day at 322, before carding a 329 in Round 2 to finish the day at 651 (15^th).
• Host Illinois State is atop the team leaderboard at 563, while Morgan Jones of the Redbirds holds the top spot individually at 137 (-7).

Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy

“This was not a bad start to the season. Hopefully we are gearing up to pick up some better momentum tomorrow.”

Up Next

The tournament will conclude with 18 more holes on Monday. A link to live scoring via Clippd is available on ValpoAthletics.com.