The SIUC women’s golf team finally broke the ice in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday afternoon.

After finishing second in four of the last five years, the Salukis captured the Missouri Valley Conference Championship with a three-round total of 956.

The Salukis blistered the field with a tournament-best 307 on the final day to come from behind and edge host Wichita State by seven strokes. SIUC shot rounds of 326 and 323 Monday to finish the day in second place, one shot behind leader University of Northern Iowa.

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Senior Jamie Smith captured individual medalist honors with a 233, including a final-round score of 73. Senior Stacy Skillman finished 10th (244), freshman Jamie Schmidt finished 13th (246), sophomore Andrea Walker finished 14th (247) and freshman Elizabeth Uthoff took 15th (249).

Illinois State (973), Northern Iowa (980), Southwest Missouri State (988), Bradley (1,024), Creighton (1,037) and Evansville (1,286) wrapped up the team scores.