LAKE CITY, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's golf team is back on the links this weekend, heading to The Jewel to take part in the 36-hole D3 Classic, hosted by Carleton College.
 
The D3 Classic Field:
• Carleton, Augsburg, Bethel, Central-Iowa, Concordia, Luther, Saint Benedict, Saint Mary's, St. Catherine, St. Olaf, St. Thomas, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW-Stout, Wartburg
 
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Saint Mary's Last Action:
• September 9-10, 2017 * Waverly, Iowa.: Kaitlin Kling (LeRoy, Minn.) carded rounds of 82-86—168 and Paula Avila (Weslaco, Texas) posted back-to-back career efforts of 93-89—182 to lead the Cardinals to a 17^th-place showing at the Wartburg Invitational | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap
 
Saint Mary's at D3 Classic—Their Last Appearance:
• September 17-18, 2016 * Lake City, Minn.: Heading into the 2016 season, Kaitlin Kling (LeRoy, Minn.) had not recorded a round lower than 81 in her collegiate career. Sunday afternoon, the Saint Mary's junior carded her fourth sub-81 round, firing a seven-over-par 79 in leading the Cardinal women's golf team to a 16^th place finish at the D3 Classic. Kling, who opened the two-day tournament with an 80 to finish with a 159 36-hiole total, has posted her first three collegiate rounds in the 70s this season, tallying a pair of 79s and a career-best 77. Fueled by Kling's 159, the Cardinals put together a second-day 364—seven shots better than her opening-round 371—to finish 16^th | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap
 
Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals are back on the links next Friday and Saturday, heading to Oneota Golf Course in Decorah, lowa, to take part in the 36-hole Luther Invitational.
 
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• Kaitlin Kling (LeRoy, Minn.) continued to lead the way for the Cardinals in their second tournament of the season, shooting rounds of 82-86—168 at the Wartburg Invitational last weekend. … With her opening-round 82, Kling has shot 82 or better in three of her four competitive rounds. … Kling's season-best 79 during the second round of the season-opening Saint Benedict Invitational was two shots shy of her collegiate best. … Kling's 161 total (82-79) at the season-opening Saint Benedict Invitational was just two shots shy of her 36-hole school record. Kling carded an 80-79—159 at the D3 Classic a year ago. … Kling owns four collegiate rounds of 79 or better—the senior has posted three 79s and a career-best 77 during her four years as a Cardinal. … Kling's career-best 77 was just three shots shy of the school record 74 shot by Andrea Hanke at the Luther Invitational during the 2004 season. … Kling heads into this weekend's D3 Classic owning a team-best 82.2 scoring average. … Paula Avila (Weslaco, Texas) shot a career-best 93 during the opening round of last weekend's Wartburg Invitational, and then shaved four strokes off that mark in the second round, finishing with a new career-low 89. … Michaela Heuckendorf (Plymouth, Minn.) also posted a career-best round last weekend at the Wartburg Invitational, shooting an opening-round 89. … Sarah Munns ( / 104-101—205) and Tiarra Thompson (Jonesboro, Ga. / 108-104—212) rounded out the Cardinals' top five at last weekend's Wartburg Invitational. … Saint Mary's posted its top two team totals of the season at last weekend's Wartburg Invitational, shooting 368 in the opening round at 380 in the second.