WEST CHICAGO, Ill. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College finished ninth at the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Women's Golf Championships, which concluded on Monday at St. Andrews Golf and Country Club.
The Warriors carded a 54-hole team score of 1,162 after rounds of 398, 379, and 385 on the par-72, 5,739-yard Gold Course. WLC made its biggest move Sunday, improving by 19 strokes from its opening-round score Saturday, before closing Monday with a 385.
Junior
Macy Grover (Janesville, Wis.) led Wisconsin Lutheran, tying for 31st with a 269. Grover opened with a 93, improved by nine strokes with an 84 in the second round, and finished with a 92 Monday.
Junior
Lucia Giurdanella (Downers Grove, Ill.) tied for 41st with a 292, showing steady improvement throughout the championship with rounds of 99, 97, and 96. Senior
Madison Wagner (Green Bay, Wis.) placed 44th at 298, also improving each round after scores of 104, 99, and 95.
Freshman
Eden Grubbs (New Ulm, Minn.) finished 45th with a 303. She followed an opening-round 102 with a 99 Sunday before closing with another 102 Monday. Freshman
Emma Niedfeldt (Oconomowoc, Wis.) rounded out the Warriors' lineup in 53rd place with a 340, posting WLC's largest individual round-to-round improvements. Niedfeldt shot 124 Saturday, improved by 11 strokes with a 113 Sunday and closed with a 103 Monday, a 10-stroke improvement from her second round.
Aurora won the team championship with an 892, finishing ahead of Marian, which placed second with a 949. Aurora's Avery Arendell earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 217 after rounds of 75, 72, and 70.
The championships marked the conclusion of Wisconsin Lutheran's fall season. The Warriors will resume their schedule in the spring.
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