The Basics
Drake women's golf heads to Annbriar Golf Course (6,176 yards | par 72) in Waterloo, Ill., to compete at the MVC Championships April 16-18. One 18-hole round will be played each day 9:30 a.m. starts on Sunday and Monday with the final round on Tuesday beginning at 8:30 a.m. 

Lineup
1. Kristen Giles
2. Aayushi Sarkar
3. Amber Henson
4. Rylee Heryford
5. Kelly Kavanagh

Participating Teams
Drake, Belmont, Bradley, Evansville, Indiana State, Illinois State, UIC, UNI, Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Murray State, Valparaiso. 

MVC Preseason Poll
1. Belmont 129 (8)
2. Missouri State 125 (1)
3. Illinois State 116 points (1)
4. UIC 100 (1)
5. Bradley 92
6. Murray State 87
7. Drake 81
8. Southern Illinois 67
9. Evansville 48
10. Indiana State 43
11. UNI 34
12. Valparaiso 14

Last Time Out
Kristen Giles and Aayushi Sarkar were both even par during the final round of Drake women's golf's appearance at the ORU Spring Invite at The Club on Indiana Springs (par 72) Tuesday, April 11.  

Drake (312-318-297--927) tied its lowest round of the season and finished 10th on the ORU Spring Invite team leaderboard. 

Giles (73-78-72--222) finished tied for 16th overall to notch another top-20 finish in her impressive career. Aayushi Sarkar (81-80-72--233) improved her previous round's score by eight strokes on day to end in a tie for 39th. 

Amber Henson (79-79-77--235) led Drake in birdies while turning in her tournament-low score of 77 in the third round. Kelly Kavanagh (79-82-77--238) also fired her tournament-best round of 77 to close out the event. 

Rylee Heryford (82-81-76--239) also finished strong as Abby Marting (82-84-77--243) competed as an individual.