HOLLISTER, Mo. – Drury women's golf completed the Ozarks National Invitational on March 25, hosted by Missouri State at the Ozarks National Course in Hollister, Missouri.
 
The tournament featured 14 teams, with Drury and West Florida being the only NCAA Division II programs. The field had two junior colleges and ten NCAA Division I teams. The entire event took place from March 23 to 25 on the par-72, 6,100-yard course for 54 holes.
 
The host, Missouri State, won the event, shooting 40-over par as a team. Second place went to South Dakota State (+48) and UTEP (+50). Drury shot +132 to finish in 14th. West Florida, the No. 25 team in division two, finished in sixth place, shooting 74-over par.
 
Grace Stafford led Drury, finishing tied for 41. Stafford shot 26-over. Jade Carter and Chloe Wills each finished 30-over par to finish tied for 51. South Dakota's Ella Greenberg won the tournament after a three-under par performance in the final round to shoot four-over. The No. 3 junior college player in the country, Aaliyah Hryniewiecka-Irwin, finished second shooting five-over, representing McLennan Community College.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The first round of the tournament was Drury's best. The Panthers shot +40.
• Grace Stafford improved her round total each day, shooting +10, +9, and finishing with a +7 in the final round.
• Stafford finished as the No. 112 player in NCAA Division II, Lauren Patterson from West Florida.
• In the Panthers final round, Jade Carter, Grace Gilbert, and Avah Ortiz-Harrill each tallied a birdie.
• In the first round, Drury had a total of four birdies, with two coming from Chloe Wills.

LINE UP

14	Drury	996	328	336	332
T41	Grace Stafford	242, +26	82, +10	81, +9	79, +7
T51	Chloe Wills	246, +30	78, +6	84, +12	84, +12
T51	Jade Carter	246, +30	80, +8	85, +13	81, +9
74	Grace Gilbert	267, +51	88, +16	91, +19	88, +16
T76	Avah Ortiz-Harrill	271, +55	96, +24	86, +14	89, +17

UP NEXT
Drury travels to Illinois next week to play in the Flyers Spring Invite hosted by Lewis at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
 
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