CHICAGO, Ill. – The Drake University golf team finished the first day of the Missouri Valley Championship in ninth place on Sunday at the Harborside International Golf Center.
"We had some really good stretches of golf today, but had a few too many big holes which held us back from breaking through," Drake head coach
Rachael Pruett said. "We played with heavy hearts, as we remembered Grace's father by wearing his favorite Wisconsin red ribbons on our hats. Loyola arranged for Drake blue ribbons to be passed out to the entire field as well. The love and support we've felt in this difficult time has been incredible.
The Bulldogs recorded a score of 317 and are 10 strokes back from fourth place and host Loyola (307). Two-time defending champion Wichita State leads the 10-team field with a 297 and holds a two-stroke advantage over second place Bradley (299).
Sophomore
Madison Glennie fired a three-over par 75 to lead the team and is tied for ninth place. Freshmen
Sophie Hill and
Adrianna Elliott each carded an 80 and are tied for 32
nd place. Sophomore
Brooke Miller registered an 82, while senior
Katie Clausen rounded out the team's day with an 87.
The second round of the 54-hole tournament gets back underway at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
