WAVERLY, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's golf team returns to the links this weekend, traveling to the Prairie Links Golf Course to take part in the 36-hole Wartburg Spring Invitational.
 
The Wartburg Spring Invitational Field:
• Wartburg, UW- Eau Claire, St. Thomas, Carleton, Luther, Central-Iowa, Simpson, Buena Vista, Saint Mary's
 
Cardinals' Last Action:
• April 10-11, 2016 * Minneapolis, Minn.: Kaitlin Kling (LeRoy, Minn.) carded rounds of 91-96—187 to lead the Cardinals to a seventh-place finish at the Augsburg Spring Invitational last Saturday and Sunday at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap
 
Cardinals at the Wartburg Spring Invitational—The Last Appearance:
• April 18-19, 2015 * Waverly, Iowa: Kaitlin Kling (LeRoy, Minn.) knocked off three strokes from her team-best, opening-round 93, shooting a second-round 90 to place 19th overall, while Madison Gately (Glenview, Ill.) shaved six shots off her Day 1 98, carding a 92 to finish 22nd and help the Cardinals to a fifth-place team finish | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals close out the spring portion of their schedule next weekend, heading to Deer Run Golf Course in Victoria, Minn., to take part in the Bethel Royal Match.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Kaitlin Kling (LeRoy, Minn.) carded rounds of 91-96—187 to lead the way for the Cardinals at the Augsburg Spring Invitational. … Madison Gately (Glenview, Ill.) followed up her Day 1 96 with a second-round 99 at last weekend's Augsburg Invitational, while Michaela Heuckendorf (Plymouth, Minn. / 116-119—235), Tiarra Thompson (Jonesboro, Ga. / 122-127—249), and Erika Stumo (137-124—261) rounded out the Cardinal lineup. … With her 88-85-88 showing at the MIAC Championships, Kling shot 88 or better in 10 of her 11 competitive rounds last fall—including a career-best 83 at the Wartburg Invitational on Sept. 9. … Kling's 83 was two shots better than her previous career-low round of 85—shot during both rounds of the Saint Benedict Invitational on Sept. 5-6, as well as during the 2014 D3 Classic. … Kling is the Cardinals' scoring leader with an 87.77 scoring average, while Gately is second at 90.58. … The back-to-back 85s in the first two rounds of the MIAC Championships were career-lows for Gately. … Haley Jung (Monticello, Minn.) recorded career-best rounds of 83 and 81 to lead the Cardinals to a second-place showing at the Luther Invitational on Sept. 25-26. … Jung's second-round 81 was the Cardinals' lowest round of the season, and the best performance since Gia Puch fired a seven-over 79 during the opening round of the 2009 MIAC Championships. … As a team, the Cardinals own a 376.64 scoring average, which ranks No. 6 all-time in program history. … Saint Mary's recorded a 348 team score during the second round of the Luther Invitational on Sept. 10—it was just two shots off the school-record 346 posted at the 2006 Wartburg Invitational. … The Cardinals' 701 (353-348) at the Luther Invitational was a two-round school record, eclipsing the old mark by seven strokes.