EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Andrea Hanke (Janesville, Wis.) has been the leader of the Saint Mary's University women's golf team for the past three years.

And if her performance at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational is any indication, she will be the Cardinals' leader once again this season.

Hanke carded rounds of 86-82 to lead the Cardinals to a 13th-place effort in the team's season-opening tournament of the season.

"It was a good weekend for us," said SMU coach Dan Messmann. "We did a lot of good things on the course and everyone really competed all weekend.

"I think everyone was a bit nervous during the first day," continued Messmann. "But we calmed down a bit (in Sunday's second round) and came away with a respectable ninth-place finish."

Val Meschke (Pine River, Minn.) chipped in a 93-92—185 for the Cardinals, while Caty Beel (Tuscon, Ariz. / 95-92—187), Katie O'Connor (Orland Park, Ill. / 90-97—187) and Elise Slaby (Willowbrook, Ill. / 101-101—202) rounded out SMU's top five.

"It was a good start for us," said Messmann. "We showed a lot of promise out there."