DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's golf team is preparing to play at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship on Sunday (April 16) through Tuesday (April 18).
 
The 54-hole event hosted by Southern Illinois at the Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. 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 eighth in MVC pre-championship poll, voted by the league coaches. Drake is led by sophomore Grace Dunn, who is averaging a team-low 77.5 per round. She has been the team's top finisher in three tournaments and recorded a career-best 216 (71-70-75) at the Bradley Invitational earlier this month. Junior Madison Glennie, who has a 77.8 average per round, struggled early this spring but has gotten back on track the last two tournaments with a pair of top-10 finishes. In her last five rounds, she averaged 75 per round compared to 83.3 the first six rounds of the season.
 
A YEAR AGO
The Bulldogs finished in 10th-place at the 2016 MVC Championship with a score of 955 (317-312-326). Glennie led the Bulldogs with a score of 230 (75-75-80), finishing tied for 15th place. Brooke Miller posted a score of 248 (82-81-85).