LARCHWOOD, Iowa – The Southwest Minnesota State University women's golf team posted a first-round score of 32-over-par 320 on Monday and is currently in eighth place at the 12-team University of Sioux Falls Invitational played at the par-72 The Falls Golf Resort.
Augustana and Northwest Missouri State are tied for the tournament lead with a 12-over 300 and hold a four-shot advantage over Winona State and Sioux Falls. Three players sit atop the individual leaderboard at 1-over 71.
Jacqueline Gossen led the Mustangs with a career-low round of 2-over 74, closing with four birdies and eight pars and is tied for seventh in the 74-player field.
Danielle Podoll and
Lauryn Driscoll both carded rounds of 8-over 80 and are tied for 31
st. Podoll recorded 10 pars on the round while Driscoll finished with two birdies and eight pars.
Berkley Steffen had one birdie and six pars for a 14-over 86, while
Ashley Trongard closed out SMSU's team play with a 17-over 89 with one birdie and four pars.
SMSU had three players compete as individuals with
Isabella Jacobs shooting a 19-over 91,
Samantha Doherty finished at 20-over 92, while
Meghan Pundsack shot a 24-over 96.
SMSU trails seventh place Concordia-St. Paul by six strokes and UMary by nine strokes.
The final round begins on Tuesday with an 11 a.m. shotgun start.
