Western Kentucky’s women’s golf team wrapped up the Boilermaker Classic Tuesday afternoon, notching its first top five finish of the year after tying for fourth in the field in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The Lady Toppers finished ahead of a pair of Power 5 teams, Michigan and Alabama.

The Lady Toppers shaved three strokes off of their second-round score to close out the day with a 14-over par 302 final round. WKU was once again led by Sydney Hackett, who ended the day with an even-par 72 final round.

WKU combined for 11 birdies, with Hackett responsible for three of them. Nina McMurtrey and Kaylee Dwyer both had strong final rounds for the Lady Toppers, shaving two strokes off of their respective scores in the final round.

“This was a great start to the season, a great way to get some experience,” WKU coach Adam Gary said in a news release. “Sydney played really solid and everyone showed signs of being really close to playing some good golf. We are excited about Louisville’s tournament coming up.”

The fourth-place finish continues their streak of consecutive top-five finishes for WKU dating back to September of last year.

This is Hackett’s best finish since finishing eighth in the Pat Bradley Invitational in fall of last season.

Junior Averi Cline used a final round rally to propel herself up seven spots on the leaderboard for a top-30 finish. Cline finished her day with a 3-over 75.

The Lady Tops finished the tournament meeting par 160 total times while totaling 26 birdies.

WKU will make an in-state trip next Friday to tee off the Cardinal Cup, hosted by Louisville. The three-day tournament will take place from Sept. 13-15, with tournament pairings have yet to be announced. The field will include Louisville, Toledo, Marshall and Cincinnati.

Final Results

Results

Team

1. Purdue – 285-300-294 – 879

2. Minnesota – 302-302-289 – 893

3. Kent State – 297-301-297 – 895

t-4. Indiana – 298-301-303 – 902

t-4. WKU – 295-305-302 – 902

WKU Final

t-4th. Sydney Hackett – 69-75-72 – 216

t-21st. Catie Craig – 79-71-76 – 226

t-30th. Averi Cline – 76-78-75 – 229

t-47th. Nina McMurtrey – 71-82-80 – 233

t-76th. Kaylee Dwyer – 84-81-79 – 244

• t-80th. Julia Zigrossi– 87-71-87 – 245
• – Competing as an individual