Sophomore Alex Lederhausen used a 1-under 71 in round one to sit atop the Wildcat leaderboard.Sophomore Alex Lederhausen used a 1-under 71 in round one to sit atop the Wildcat leaderboard.

Wildcats Fifth After First Two Rounds of Windy City Collegiate Classic

Oct. 5, 2009

2009 Windy City Collegiate Classic Results Through Round Two Get Acrobat Reader

GLENVIEW, Ill. -- Northwestern used a pair of sub-300 rounds to finish in fifth-place after the opening 36 holes of the 2009 Windy City Collegiate Classic at the Glen Club. The Wildcats shot a 292 and 296 on the day, sitting at 12-over 588 heading into Tuesday's final round and holds a one-stroke lead over sixth-place Notre Dame.

Sophomore Alexandra Lederhausen (Hinsdale, Ill./Central) leads Northwestern through the first 36 holes, sitting at 2-over 146. Lederhausen shot a 1-under 71 through the opening round, including an eagle on the par-five 14th.

Lederhausen leads her older sister Rebecca Lederhausen (Hinsdale, Ill./Central) and freshman teammate Lauren Weaver (Scottsdale, Ariz./Cactus Shadows) by one stoke, as the pair are tied for 19th overall with a 3-over 147. Weaver shot an even-par 72 through the opening 18 holes, while the elder Lederhausen matched the feat in round two.

Sophomore Kylie Fuller (Temecula, Calif./Chapparal) continued her early-season steady play, shooting a pair of 74s and is tied for 23rd overall with a 4-over 148. Junior Innapha Tantanavivat (Bangkok, Thailand/David Leadbetter Academy) sits at 10-over 154 (75-79) after day one.

The Wildcats enter Tuesday's final round four shots behind fourth-place Tulane (8-over 584) as they strive for their third top-four finish of the fall season. Defending champion Purdue looks poised to capture the Windy City for the second-straight year, recording a 12-under 564 through the first 36 holes and leads second-place Arizona (6-over 582) by 18 strokes and third-place New Mexico (7-over 583) by 19 shots.

Northwestern ranks second among the four Big Ten schools competing in the Classic, with Michigan sitting seventh at 17-over 593 and Illinois in 10th with a 26-over 602. UNLV and Iowa State sit eighth and ninth to round out the top-10.

The final round of the 2009 Windy City Collegiate Classic gets underway at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning with teams teeing off from either the first or 10th hole. The event is free and open to the public, or live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.