AUGUSTA, Ga. – Behind a final-round tournament score of 304 – ISU's best round of the three-round tournament – pushed the Birds ahead of Northern Illinois in the team standings.
Leading the in the strong field was 34th-ranked Missouri, who won the two-day, three-round event with a team score of 862. Furman (866), #37 Kentucky (869), #41 Indiana (877), and Minnesota (880) rounded out the top five in the field. Xavier (883), Georgia Southern (891), tournament host Augusta (892), Yale (894), North Florida (894), Columbia (895), Coastal Carolina (896), Georgia State (914), Western Kentucky (920), and Daytona State (930) finished just ahead of ISU's 832, with Northern Illinois carding a 934.
Reigning MVC Freshman of the Year led the Redbirds by finishing her tournament with an even-par 72 over the final round, while her three-round score of 221. She closed strong on the day, as she had four birdies over her final five holes to close with the even-par round, and she had five birdies and eight pars over the 18 holes. For the tournament, her 11 birdies were tied for the fourth-most in the tournament field, while her 4.75 scoring average on par-5's was seventh-best.
Alex Sparrow closed her day with a round that had 14 pars and one birdie, as her three-over 75 had her finish with a 232, tied for 60th. Reagan Kennedy had a birdie and a dozen pars in her final round, finishing with a 76 for the day and 233 for the tournament, tied for 65th.
Dani Grace Schrock closed play with an 81 on her third round for a 246 for the tournament with 10 pars on the round, while Reagan Braker had a birdie and six pars for an 11-over 83, closing with a 261.
ISU is back in action next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, as the program competes in the Ozarks National Invitational, hosted by Missouri State at Ozarks National Golf
Club in Holland, Missouri.
