The South Dakota women's golf team finished in eighth place at the MSU / Payne Stewart Memorial tournament. The Coyotes shot their best round of the tournament on Tuesday with a 296 and bringing their three-round total to 902. USD had three finish inside the top-30 led by Danica Badura's 23rd place finish.

Badura completed the tournament with a 9-over par total after shooting rounds of 76-74-75. She had two birdies on the day, bringing her three-round total to six birdies, and carded pars on eight of the nine holes on the front. With the tie for 23rd place finish, Badura has now opened each season with a top-30 finish individually the past three years.

Akari Hayashi and Emma Henningsson tied for 29th place with 10-over par tournaments. Hayashi posted the best round for USD on Tuesday. She had scored three birdies on her way to an even par 72 and totaled six for the tournament. Henningsson had back-to-back birdies to open the back nine and carded a 1-over par 73 in the third round. She ended the tournament with eight and recorded a top-30 finish in her Coyote debut.

Fifth-year senior Molly Fossen ended the tournament with a 4-over par 76 on Tuesday. Fossen had three birdies in the third round and totaled four for the tournament. Her three-round total of 234 (82-76-76) placed her in a tie for 54th place individually.

Freshman Catie Nekola closed out her Coyote debut with a 4-over par 76 in the final round. She carded three birdies on Tuesday and tied Henningsson for the team-high eight birdies in the tournament. Nekola's total score of 235 (73-86-76) placed her in a tie for 58th place.

The Coyotes will have a two-week break before their next tournament of the fall season. The Johnie Imes Invitational is set to begin on September 26 in Columbia, Missouri.