LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. - Toledo posted its best round of the tournament with a five-over par 293 on Tuesday en route to an eighth-place finish at the Mid-American Challenge. Freshman Angel Hii led the way for the Rockets in their first tourney of the season at the par-72, 6,068-yard Royal Lakes Golf Course.
 
Hii followed up a pair of 74's in the first two rounds with a one-under par 71 to tie for 12^th place at three-over par 219 in her first collegiate tournament.
 
Freshman Macy Hanus carded Toledo's second-best round of the day with an even-par 72 to finish in a 37^th-place tie at 12-over par 228 (79-77-72). Sophomore Amelia Lee tied for 18^th place at five-over par 221 (76-71-74) after shooting two-over par today.
 
Freshmen Kait Natividad (T-57^th/79-82-76=237) and Cheryl Hong (T-57^th/83-78-76=237) also registered their best round of the tournament with four-over par 76s.
 
Northern Illinois captured the team title at four-under par 860, while Florida Gulf Coast's Sarah Edwards earned medalist honors with an impressive 12-under par 204.
 
Toledo will return to action on Monday-Tuesday, March 15-16 with a trip to Dade City, Fla. for Western Kentucky's Spring Break Shootout.
 
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Northern Illinois 291-289-280=860 (-4); 2. Florida Gulf Coast 295-283-285=863 (-1); T3. Illinois State 299-286-291=876 (+12); T3. Akron 293-294-289=876 (+12); 5. Central Michigan 294-291-302=887 (+23); 6. Morehead State 305-302-285=892 (+28); 7. Ball State 307-293-297=897 (+33); 8. Toledo 308-300-293=901 (+37); 9. Bowling Green 312-304-300=916 (+52); 10. Ohio 312-300-306=918 (+54); 11. Western Illinois 327-317-304=948 (+84)
 
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Sarah Edwards (FGCU) 68-69-67=204 (-12); 2. Lauren Ingle (NIU) 69-70-69=208 (-8); 3. Alisa Clark (FGCU) 70-68-72=210 (-6); 4. Ahra Ko (NIU) 68-73-71=212 (-4); 5. Jasmine Ly (NIU) 73-73-68=214 (-2)
 
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T12. Angel Hii 74-74-71=219 (+3); T18. Amelia Lee­­ 76-71-74=221 (+5); T37. Macy Hanus 79-77-72=228 (+12); T57. Kait Natividad 79-82-76=237 (+21); T57. Cheryl Hong 83-78-76=237 (+21); Ind.- 66. Kathryn Roth 85-86-85=256 (+40)