Women's golf: IHCC closes out fall season at Cougar Classic

COLUMBIA, MO – Freshman Yutika Nuammaiphum led the Indian Hills women's golf squad to its strongest showing of the fall campaign as the Warriors placed all three individuals in the top 15 at the Cougar Classic.Competing in the final regular season contest of the fall season, Nuammaiphum finished in a four-way tie for first-place at the Columbia Golf and Country Club. The freshman starred once again for the Warriors, finishing with a 13-over, 157 to force a playoff. Nuammaiphum eventually fell in the extra session, but capped the fall slate with another solid effort on the course.Nuammaiphum opened the week with a season-best 75 through 18 holes of competition, the third-lowest single round in school history, to sit atop the leaderboard heading into day two. Nuammaiphum stayed in contention throughout round two to finish in the four-way tie through 36 holes.Sophomore Yebin Yun added a personal-best showing for the Warriors, tying for fifth overall with a 16-over-par 160. Yun climbed four spots on the final day of competition after tying a career-low round with a 78. Yun tallied three birdies throughout the 36-hole event.Freshman Maddison Clarke rounded out the Warriors' effort in a tie for 14th place overall. Clarke posted a season-best 81 in the opening round before closing out the event with an 88 to finish in a tie for 14th overall out of 41 golfers.The Warriors will now turn their attention to the offseason before returning to competition in the spring.