The ninth edition of the SLIAC Women's Golf Championship will be held this weekend at Birch Creek Golf Course in Union, Missouri. The event will run three days, with one round being played each day. Sunday marks the first round with first tee at 10 a.m. staggered start. Monday's second round will be a 10 a.m. start as well with the final round on Tuesday being a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

There will be 10 schools represented in the field with Grinnell College looking for its seventh consecutive championship. You can follow along with championship results HERE

Blackburn College finished 6th at last year's championship and will be led by the duo of Caidy Tuetken and Allison Woolard. Tuetken leads the team with an 88.5 average this fall while Woolard is just one stroke back. 

Eureka College has competed in five events this fall and hold a 419.3 team average. Gabby Penberthy has a team low 85.8 round average while Ashlyn Voyles is just behind at 87.0.

As opposed to previous years defending champions Grinnell College have played a light schedule this fall. Their lone event was the Wartburg Invite, in which they placed 3rd with a team score of 310.5. Emily Lackershire was the top finisher for the Pioneers and will slot in the fourth spot on the lineup. Vidushi Keni leads off with her 75.5 average while Kavya Keshav will attempt to win her second individual title following the 2022 season.

Illinois College has placed 4th in each of the last two championships. Freshman Macie Petropoulous gets her first championship experience and will look to continue her strong start this fall. She has three top team finishes and carries a 78.3 average. 

Lake Forest College has had a top three finish in the last three championships including back-to-back second place showings. They hold a 330.9 average and have a goal of the program's first conference championship. Gabrielle Krebs, a two-time First Team All-Conference performer, leads the team with a 78.6 average and has carded a low round of 73 this fall. Libby Hearst is also shooting in the 70s this season. 

Lyon College is coming off last year's 5th place showing at the championship. They carry a 402.3 team average this season with a low round of 382. Freshman Avery Fore has led the team this fall with a 91.0 average including a low round of 85.

MUW brings a full lineup this year after missing out at last year's championship. Their team average is 341.0 and they are coming off a first-place finish at the Scots Invitational earlier this week. Four of the team's golfers shoot in the low to mid 80s with Sara Grace Ramey pacing the team with a 83.8 average.

This will be the first full lineup at the conference championship for Monmouth College since 2019. The Scots have played in three events this fall and hold a 452.6 average. Lexie Campbell leads the team with a 99.6 average. 

Spalding University will send just one golfer, Bailey Birdsell, to this year's championship. The senior golfer carries a 86.3 average into the championship and will look to follow up last year's All-Conference showing. 

Westminster College is hoping that their experience in previous championships can help push them up the championship standings.  The Blue Jays competed in the William Woods Invitational earlier this week and hold a 423.0 average in two events this fall. A pair of freshmen in Caylee Anderson and Vera Fosnow are set to lead the team.