The Eastern women’s golf team finished up two-day action in the Lady Topper Classic, finishing sixth out of eight teams as Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky., hosted the tournament.

The Panthers combined to shoot a total score of 1,007

This was an inaugural tournament and the Panthers posted their best day in the second round shooting a 332 as a team.

Junior Tiffany Wolf continued to lead the Panthers, placing in 23rd overall. She shot rounds of 87, 81 and 79 in the three rounds at the Par 72, 6,027-yard Bowling Green Country Club.

The score of 79 was Wolf’s second-best score of the season.

Wolf came into the tournament averaging an 83.8 score per round and had a low round of 74 earlier this season.

Senior Emily Fitzgerald also finished in the top-30 with rounds of 84, 79 and 86 for the tournament, just two strokes behind her teammate, Wolf.

Fitzgerald’s round of 79 tied her for her second lowest score of the season.

She came into the season averaging an 86 score on the season. Both her and Wolf had rounds better than their season averages.

The host team, Western Kentucky won the team title with a combined score of 915.

Eliinor Haag led the Lady Toppers with a six-over par 222 with score of 73, 76 and 73 for the three rounds.

Her teammate April Butler was the runner-up for the individuals with a score of 228.

No one in the field shot under-par. Butler and Haag’s rounds of 73 were the best score of the day.

Rounding out the top three was Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay with a score of 952 for the tournament and Siena College with a score of 962.

As for the top five individuals, Valentina Herrarra from the University of Cincinnati came in third place and posted a score of 230 with rounds of 75, 76 and 79 for the tournament.

Daniela Galassi was Western Kentucky’s third player in the top five posting a score of 231 and Cincinnati’s Tara Leibert rounded out the top five with a score of 232.

Eastern will finish out its season when they head down to Terre Haute, Ind. to participate in the Indiana State Invitational at the Country Club of Terre Haute, Ind.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.