St. Ambrose battled cold and windy conditions to finish 10th at the Deere Run Invitational played at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., Monday and Tuesday. The Bees had a strong opening day, shooting a 347 to sit in seventh place, before slipping back in Round 2.

All six Bees posted better rounds Monday.

Maitlyn Sanders fired a first-round 82 and finished with an 89 to end in 26th place with a 171. Amara Lytle was right behind. Her rounds of 83 and 91 gave her a 174, good for 33rd overall.

Katherine Speer opened with an 88 before coming back with a 91 to shoot a 179. Kara Williams (94-97) shot a 191 and Sam Cramer (96-98) finished with a 194. Leah Sullivan played as an individual for the Bees.

Indiana Wesleyan, behind individual medalist Caroline Gibson's 2-over 146, won the team title with a 616. St. Ambrose came in with a 715.

SAU returns to action this weekend at the two-day Upper Iowa Invitational, held at Sunnyside Country Club in Waterloo, Iowa.