BRULE, Neb. – Northwest Missouri State University senior women's golfer Madilyne Schlaepfer gained her second career individual title after firing a second-round 73 to tie for the crown at the Battle at Bayside.
 
Schlaepfer started on hole No. 6. Through 11 holes, she was sitting at four-over par on the day. Schlaepfer then birdied No. 17 and captured another birdie on No. 1. After a bogey at No. 3, Schlaepfer rebounded with a birdie at No. 4 to move into a tie for the lead when Nebraska-Kearney's Calie Dockter scored a double-bogey on the same fourth hole for a three-shot swing. Schlaepfer and Dockter each got a par on the final hole – the par-3 fifth. The medalist honor was decided in a sudden-death playoff, when Dockter holed a 40-footer for birdie on No. 10. Schlaepfer's 20-foot birdie attempt did not fall.
 
Schlaepfer is the third Bearcat to have multiple first-place finishes in tournaments. Cassie Lowell holds the school mark with eight first-place efforts. Steph Charteris captured four tournament crows from 2011-2013. Schlaepfer won her first title at the 2023 Drury Panther Invitational.
 
Schlaepfer's final round 73 tied for the best round of the day. She was also the only participant in the 49-player field to not post a double bogey or higher in Tuesday's final round.
 
The Bearcats recorded a second-place team finish at the Battle at Bayside.
 
The Bearcats had two golfers gain top-10 finishes with Schlaepfer (T1st) and Paige Hoffman (10th). For Hoffman, it was the 18th career top-10 finish. Hoffman is tied for the third-most top-10 finishes in program history. Schlaepfer tallied her sixth career top-10 finish and first this season.
 
Northwest's Career Top-10 Finishes
1. 33, Cassie Lowell - 2010-14
2. 19, Jessica Feuerbach - 2007-11
3. 18, Steph Charteris - 2011-13
     18, Paige Hoffman - 2022-pres.
 
 
Hoffman started her round at the sixth hole with an opening-hole birdie. She was derailed a bit with a quadruple bogey 9 on hole No. 11. Hoffman bounced right back with a birdie at No. 12.
 
Lauren Briggs posted a birdie at No. 16 as she finished in a tie for 18th in the tournament with a two-round total of 166. Briggs shot 83 on both days.
 
Lexi Bartley put up a birdie at No. 5 and No. 17 as she gained a top-20 finish in a tie for 18th. Bartley notched a second-round score of 80 (+9) and a two-round score of 166 (+24).
 
Kayla Moline birdied No. 8 and No. 10 as she posted a second-round 81 (+10). Moline placed 24th in the field with a two-round total of xx (+27).
 
Northwest's Scores
T1. Madilyne Schlaepfer – 78-73—151 (+9)
10. Paige Hoffman – 80-79—159 (+17)
T18. Lauren Briggs – 83-83—166 (+24)
T18. Lexi Bartley – 86-80—166 (+24)
24. Kayla Moline – 88-81—169 (+27)
32. Carleigh Reoh – 90-84—174 (+32)
 
Team Scores
1. Nebraska-Kearney – 314-310—624 (+56)
2. Northwest Mo. St. – 327-313—640 (+72)
3. Southwest Minn. St. – 333-315—648 (+80)
4. Wayne State – 321-329—650 (+82)
5. Nebraska-Kearney (B) – 323-332—655 (+87)
6. Chadron State – 337-337—674 (+106)
7. Fort Hays State – 342-334—676 (+108)
8. Concordia-St. Paul – 383-355—738 (+170)
 
All-Time Individual Wins
CASSIE LOWELL - 8
159 - Nebraska-Wesleyan Invitational - 2010
154 - Ottawa Invitational - 2010
162 - William Jewell Spring Invitational - 2011
77 - Graceland Fall Invitational - 2011
162 - Bearcat Fall Classic - 2011
152 - Avila Invitational - 2012
152 - MIAA Championship - 2012
76 - Graceland Fall Invitational - 2012

STEPH CHARTERIS - 4
165 - Fort Hays State Invitational - 2011
155 - Ottawa Fall Invitational - 2012
154 - Bearcat Fall Classic - 2012
166 - University of Central Missouri - 2013

MADILYNE SCHLAEPFER - 2
150 - Drury Panther Invitational - 2023
151 - Battle at Bayside - 2024

KRISTINA D'ANGELA - 1
155 - Ottawa Fall Invitational - 2012

ELISE MCDONOUGH - 1
158 - Park University Fall Classic - 2015

MORGAN THIELE - 1
152 - Bearcat Golf Invitational - 2019

PAIGE HOFFMAN - 1
224 - MIAA Championship - 2023