MADISON, Wis. - Carroll University women's golf put together a strong second round at the Edgewood Fall Invite, finishing fifth out of nine teams after improving by 17 strokes on day two. The Pioneers were led by Scarlett Lindgren, who finished tied for ninth individually.

Lindgren opened the two-day event with an 83 before shaving three strokes off her score with an 80 in the final round. 

Tessa Lawson joined Lindgren near the top of the leaderboard, posting matching rounds of 83 to finish tied for 13th (+22). Emily Brokl also improved on day two, following an opening-round 90 with an 86 to finish tied for 28th at 176 (+32).

Lynea Sekany made Carroll's biggest individual improvement between rounds, cutting 11 strokes off her opening-round 98 with an 87 on Sunday. She finished tied for 36th (+41). Grace Knilans finished tied for 38th with rounds of 94 and 92 (+42), while Gabby Hauser improved seven strokes in the final round, shooting 97 and 90 to finish tied for 40th (+43).

As a team, Carroll climbed one spot on the final day and finished fifth at +113. The Pioneers' 17-stroke improvement between rounds helped them finish two strokes ahead of Rock Valley and 12 strokes ahead of UW-Platteville.

The Pioneers return to action Friday, September 25, at the Midwest Region Fall Classic at Brighton Dale Links.