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BOLIVAR, Mo. –The Drury Panthers are in 8th place among 15 schools as the host team of the Midwest Intercollegiate Invitational, at the par-72, 5,989-yard Silo Ridge Country Club in Bolivar, Missouri, on Monday.
The Panthers combined for a 56-over-par, 344 in Monday’s opening round. Central Missouri leads the tournament at 19-over-par, and Rogers State is in second at 23-over-par. Drury will enter Sunday’s second round leading Quincy by three shots and tenth-place Lincoln by six strokes.
The Drury (B) grouping ended round one tied for 12th with a score of 353. Individually, Jade Carter shot the low round of the day for the Panthers and is tied for 17th after posting a +9, 81. The second and third best rounds on the day for Drury came from Abby Howard and Isabelle Thrall, who shot scores of 85 and 86.
The conditions on Monday required stellar shot creation, with north winds and cold temperatures making greens extra fast. Freshman Lauren MeindI hit the shot of the day for the Panthers, finding the bottom of the cup with a stellar chip in birdie on the par-four 15th hole. Sophomore Grace Stafford was able to convert her birdie putt after a strong shot into the par-four 9th hole. Drury senior Abby Howard would also grab a birdie for the Panthers after holding a high iron shot off the wind to a few feet for birdie on the par-three 11th hole.
Heading into tomorrow, Morgan Brasser from Fort Hayes State leads the tournament at one-over-par. Marelda Ayal of Rogers State is in second after shooting a two-over-par opening round and her teammate Lydia Sitorus is in third at three-over-par.
The second and final round of the tournament will begin tomorrow at noon.
8 Drury 344
T36 Abby Howard (5) 85 85
T42 Isabelle Thrall (1) 86 86
T42 Grace Stafford (4) 86 86
T47 Reagan Martin (3) 87 87
T58 Taryn Overstreet (2) 89 89
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