Lady Knights bring home second place in Class 1A State Tournament

 2nd place — The Mater Dei Lady Knights girls golf team celebrates after claiming second-place at the Class 1A State Golf Tournament in Decatur this weekend. The Knights were the first girls golf team in school history to bring home hardware.   For the first time in school history, the Mater Dei Lady Knights golf team brought home some hardware after claiming second place at the IHSA’ Class 1A State Tournament in Decatur.
    The Lady Knights were fourth-best in State last season before coming in as the runner-up at Red Tail Run last weekend.
    Quincy Notre Dame took the overall title with a 664 while Mater Dei was next with a 674, winning a fifth-golfer tie-break against Metamora.
Kailee Gregg Finley Meyer The MD final golfer came down to the final hole of the tournament with MD senior Finley Meyer playing in the last group tied with Metamora.  
   Meyer hit a great shot from the fringe from 25 feet out and put it within four feet of the hole.  The Metamora golfer had a chance from 12 feet for a birdie and a tie, but the putt just missed.  
    In front of a packed green, Meyer calmly drained the four-footer to force a tie-breaker with the fifth-scorer and virtually handed MD the second-place trophy.
Maya Kampwerth    Meyer was the top scorer for the Lady Knights with a 159 in 17th place with 13 pars on Friday and 10 pars and a birdie on Saturday.
    Mater Dei sophomore Bryn Winkeler was next in 36th place with a 170.  She had eight pars on Friday while netting six pars and a birdie on Saturday.
    Fellow sophomore Chloe Musenbrock was the third scorer for MD with a 171 which was good for 42nd overall.  She birdied hole six on Friday before having a birdie on hole five on Saturday.
    Senior Abilene Winkeler was fourth for MD in 48th place with a 174.  She had seven pars on Friday and had eight par on Saturday.
    The fifth-scorer and tie-breaking golfer for MD was junior Elena Winter who carded a 189 in 74th place.  Metamora’s fifth golfer, Lila Ulrich was in 78th with a 194 to allow MD to win the tie-breaker by five strokes.
    Central senior Maya Kampwerth ended her brilliant golfing career in the purple and white with a 20th finish with a 160.  She battled on Friday with seven pars while getting things rolling on Saturday with eight pars on the front nine and five pars and a birdie on hole 11 for a 76 on day 2.
    Kampwerth was medalist eight times this season and ended her career with 26 medalist honors.
    Carlyle junior Kailee Gregg ended the season in 42nd overall with a 171.  On Friday, she carded eight pars and birdies on holes 12 and 13.  Saturday she carded a par and a birdie on the front nine while hitting for a birdie on hole 13 and three more pars.