DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's golf team is set to play at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship on Sunday (April 17) through Tuesday (April 19).
 
The 54-hole event hosted by Loyola at the Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago will utilize tee times each of the tournament's three days starting at 9 a.m. The winner of the three-day tournament will advance to the NCAA Regionals.
 
The Bulldogs were tabbed to finish ninth in MVC pre-championship poll, voted by the league coaches. Drake is led by sophomore Madison Glennie, who is averaging a team-low 78 per round. Glennie has earned seven top-20 finishes this year with her best performance at the Creighton Classic as she took home the individual title. Freshman Grace Dunn has had an outstanding start to her young career as she has been the Bulldogs top finisher in four tournaments and holds a 78.5 average over 24 rounds.
 
A YEAR AGO
The Drake University women's golf team finished in 10th-place at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship with a score of 997 (312-343-342) on Tuesday, April 21.
Senior Danielle Brooks (Red Wing, Minn.) led the Bulldogs with a score of 244 (78-84-82), good for 28th-place. Freshman Madison Glennie (Clearwater, Fla.) finished the three-day event with a score of 249 (74-84-91), while junior Katie Clausen (Hinton, Iowa) was just two shots behind Glennie, carding a 251 (75-89-87). Senior Ashley Brooks (Red Wing, Minn.) posted a score of 260 (85-86-89), as freshman Brooke Miller (Pomona, Calif) recorded the second best score of the day for Drake with an 84 for a total of 267 (87-96-84).