LAKE ELMO, Minn. – The Macalester College women's golf team matched last year's performance with a fourth-place finish at the MIAC Championships, held Saturday through Monday at the Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn. The Scots turned in a team score of 1001 over the three rounds, which was four strokes ahead of fifth-place Saint Benedict and 24 strokes behind third-place Bethel.

Sophomore Bailey Lengfelder (Renton, Wash./Hazen) shot three consecutive rounds of 78 to tie for fourth with a score of 18-over-par 234. Lengfelder's tournament was highlighted by an eagle on the 256-yard par-4 third hole with a chip in from 22 yards. Combined with last year's third-place finish, the performance marked the second time in as many MIAC Championships that she has placed in the top four.

Senior Phebe Chen (South Barrington, Ill./Barrington) also had a strong tournament, tying for 13th with a score of 245. Sophomore Scarlett Liu (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Preparatory) finished in 27th place, while sophomores Emily Bruce (Orleans, Ontario/Ashbury College) and Sydney Ohr (Prospect Heights, Ill./John Hersey) took 34th and 35th, respectively to round out the Scots' lineup.

St. Catherine captured the team title with a score of 930, while Carleton's Carter Sichol earned medalist honors after carding an 11-over-par 227.

Macalester will resume its schedule in the spring. For more information about the MIAC Golf Championships, visit the Championship Home Page.

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