Áine Donegan notched her second top-10 finish of the collegiate season with a share of ninth place as LSU cruised to the team title at the Illini Women’s Invitational in Medinah Country Club, Chicago.
Donegan carded rounds of 71, 72 and 69 for a four-under-total which left the Lahinch woman five shots behind teammates and joint-winners Ingrid Lindblad and Latanna Stone.
The win was the Tigers first of the year and their second top two in three fall tournaments as LSU recorded rounds of 275-287-275 for a 27-under par total of 837, nine shots clear of Ole Miss at 18-under 846. The Rebels moved up two places in the final round.
Northwestern dropped a spot to third at 14-under 850, four shots clear of San Jose State at 10-under 854 with Oklahoma State in fifth at four-under 860 in the 15-team field.
For LSU it is the 55th title in school history, dating back to the start of the 1979-80 season, and the 12th team title for head coach Garrett Runion.
“It was a great win for us at a great venue,” Runion said after the conclusion of the tournament.
“Anytime you can go wire-to-wire to win it, it makes it more challenging but it makes it more rewarding. I was really proud of how focused (the team) was this week. They were really in control of their games and just played really solid. It was cold and windy and they didn’t let some off shots affect them. They kept their heads down and kept grinding.”
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