SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – South Dakota women's golf team finished in ninth-place at the Missouri State Payne Stewart Memorial Invitational that concluded on Tuesday at Twin Oaks Country Club.
The Coyotes finished with a 54-hole total of 921 after closing with a final 18-hole score of 306. They had previously opened the two-day meet on Monday with rounds of 310 and 305.
Oral Roberts rallied in the final round on Tuesday to claim the team title with 873 while UTEP, the first day leader, ended up tied with host Missouri State for second place at 884.
South Dakota was led by
Katie Bartlett who shot a final round 74 to finish tied for 23
rd at 227.
Emma Sabbagh closed with a final round 77 to finish tied for 27
th at 228 while
Laerke Jensen also finished with a final round 77 and finished tied for 32
nd at 229.
Rounding out the counting five for the Coyotes were
Julia Hall, who shot 81 in the final round for a 240 total and
Megan Munneke, who fired a 78 to finish at 243.
Competing as individuals for South Dakota were
Olivia Roper,
Jalea Culliver and
Molly Fossen. Roper had a final round 79 to finish at 243, Culliver fired a final round 81 to finish at 253 and Fossen shot 90 over the final 18 holes for a 265 total.
The Coyotes are back in action on Sept 16-17 in Chicago to play in the Loyola Fall Invitational.
