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Women’s Golf Looks To Repeat History at Diamante Intercollegiate
October 18, 2024 | Women's Golf
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's golf team will look for history to repeat itself over the course of the next few days when it returns to the Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for the 2024 Diamante Intercollegiate.
The three-day event, which kicks off Sunday and runs through Tuesday, will bring an end to a highly successful fall season which has the Cardinals on a record setting pace. What better way to build on the solid start than to play on the same course the team broke the program's 18-hole (285), 36-hole (580) and 54-hole (865) scoring records a year ago.
After a practice round Saturday, the tournament gets underway Sunday with a 9:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. CT double tee start on the 6,124-yard, 72-par course. The Cardinals will tee off on hole 10 starting at 8:30 a.m. Tee times will be adjusted according to team standings for Monday's second round and Tuesday's final round.
The Cardinals are one of 18 teams scheduled to take part in the tournament, along with host Little Rock, Arkansas State, Boston College, Bradley, California Baptist, Central Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast, Houston Christian, Missouri State, Oral Roberts, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee Tech, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Commerce, UT Arlington and Wichita State.
Set to represent the Cardinals at the Diamante Country Club are Brittany Kelly Classic individual champion junior Jasmine Driscoll, along with sophomore JJ Gregston, junior Sarah Gallagher, junior Madelin Boyd and freshman Sophie Korthuijs.
In addition, sophomore Madelyn Young will compete as an individual for Ball State.
Fans unable to make their way to the Diamante Intercollegiate can follow the action with live results here: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233057
In addition to setting three program records, the Cardinals tied for sixth among the 17 teams at last season's Diamante Intercollegiate with a team score of +1 (865). Driscoll led the way among Ball State's returning players at E (216), while Gallagher was not far behind at +4 (220).
NEWS & NOTES:
- Ball State earned its first tournament win of the season by capturing its second straight Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16-17) team title … The Cardinals held a 17-stroke advantage over the tournament field after the first two rounds and cruised to an 11-stroke victory … Ball State finished at +14 (878) with Mid-American Conference rival Ohio placing second at +25 (889).
- Ball State has now won three events under third-year head coach Cameron Andry … In addition to wining each of the last two Brittany Kelly Classics (2023 & 2024), the Cardinals took top billing at last season's Lady Jaguar Invitational.
- The Ball State women's golf program returns eight of nine golfers from last season's squad which produced a new program standard for scoring average at 303.61 strokes … They also helped the team establish program records for lowest team round (285 / -3), lowest 36-hole total (580 / +4) and lowest 54-hole total (865 / +1).
- In fact, five of the returners - Jasmine Driscoll, JJ Gregston, Sarah Gallagher, Madelyn Young and Madelin Boyd - helped the Cardinals break the lowest 36-hole total for the third time in the last two seasons combining for a 579 (+3) over the opening two rounds of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic … The previous 36-hole record was 580 (+4) set at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24, 2024), just ahead of the 584 (+8) set at the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19, 2023).
- Four events into the 2024-25 season, and the Cardinals are already threating to break last season's scoring average record … Ball State currently has a 301.83 stroke average, with its golfers owning nine rounds at-or-below par so far this year … Four events into last season, the Cardinals maintained a 305.16 stroke average.
- Junior Jasmine Driscoll enters the Diamante Intercollegiate with a 76.19 career scoring average … It is currently the second-best individual career average in program history trailing only Kiah Parrott's (2021-24) mark of 76.06 … She is just ahead of Brittany Kelly's (2008-11) career average of 76.43 … She has played 11 career rounds at-or-below par, with a career-low round of 68 in the third round of the 2023 Boilermaker Classic and in the second round of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic.
- Junior Sarah Gallagher is not far behind with a 76.59 average … Gallagher earned Second Team All-MAC honors and MAC All-Tournament Team accolades after placing fourth at the 2023-24 MAC Championships with a score of +9 (225) … She has played eight career rounds at-or-below par, with a career-low round of 70 in opening round of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic.
- Sophomore JJ Gregston has shined through the first four events of the season, leading the team with 37 total birdies over her 216 holes played … She is also first on the squad with a 75.17 stroke average, including a career-low round of -3 (69) in the second round of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic, one of her six collegiate rounds at-or-below par.
- Freshman Sophie Korthuijs made her collegiate debut at the Boilermaker Classic, including firing Ball State's second-lowest round of the tournament with a +4 (76) in the second round … She was back in action at the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational, where her +3 (75) was the Cardinals' lowest score of the opening round.
- Junior Madelin Boyd fired a season-low round of +1 (73) in the second round of the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational … It tied as the second-lowest round for a Ball State golfer during the event and was BSU's lowest score of the round … Boyd owns a career-low round of -3 (69) in the first round of the 2023 Diamante Intercollegiate.
- Sophomore Jenna Estravillo made some noise at the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic, leading the field's 12 individual players by placing 13th overall with a score of +6 (222) … The effort ties as the lowest 54-hole score of her collegiate career and started with a season-best round of E (72) … Estravillo shot a career-low round of -2 (70) to open the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic.
- Sophomore Madelyn Young took her first turn in the Ball State lineup this season at the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic and scored a career-low +1 (73) in the second round … The effort helped her finish with a career-low 54-hole score of +17 (233), which she would tie at the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational.
INDIVIDUAL 2024-25 LOW ROUNDS:
Jasmine Driscoll: 68 (-4) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
JJ Gregston: 69 (-3) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Sarah Gallagher: 70 (-2) in the first round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Payton Bennett: 72 (E) in the third round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 17)
Jenna Estravillo: 72 (E) in the first round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Madelyn Young: 73 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Madelin Boyd: 73 (+1) in the second round of the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 21)
Sophie Korthuijs: 75 (+3) in the first round of the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 7)
TEAM 2024-25 LOW ROUNDS:
289 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
290 (+2) in the first round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
296 (+8) in the third round of the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 8)
TOP TEAM SCORES AFTER 36 HOLES:
579 (+3) to open the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
604 (+28) to open the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 20-21)
617 (+41) to open the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 7)
TOP TEAM SCORES AFTER 54 HOLES:
878 (+14) at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16-17)
904 (+40) at the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 20-22)
913 (+49) at the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 7-8)
The three-day event, which kicks off Sunday and runs through Tuesday, will bring an end to a highly successful fall season which has the Cardinals on a record setting pace. What better way to build on the solid start than to play on the same course the team broke the program's 18-hole (285), 36-hole (580) and 54-hole (865) scoring records a year ago.
After a practice round Saturday, the tournament gets underway Sunday with a 9:30 a.m. ET / 8:30 a.m. CT double tee start on the 6,124-yard, 72-par course. The Cardinals will tee off on hole 10 starting at 8:30 a.m. Tee times will be adjusted according to team standings for Monday's second round and Tuesday's final round.
The Cardinals are one of 18 teams scheduled to take part in the tournament, along with host Little Rock, Arkansas State, Boston College, Bradley, California Baptist, Central Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast, Houston Christian, Missouri State, Oral Roberts, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee Tech, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Commerce, UT Arlington and Wichita State.
Set to represent the Cardinals at the Diamante Country Club are Brittany Kelly Classic individual champion junior Jasmine Driscoll, along with sophomore JJ Gregston, junior Sarah Gallagher, junior Madelin Boyd and freshman Sophie Korthuijs.
In addition, sophomore Madelyn Young will compete as an individual for Ball State.
Fans unable to make their way to the Diamante Intercollegiate can follow the action with live results here: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233057
In addition to setting three program records, the Cardinals tied for sixth among the 17 teams at last season's Diamante Intercollegiate with a team score of +1 (865). Driscoll led the way among Ball State's returning players at E (216), while Gallagher was not far behind at +4 (220).
NEWS & NOTES:
- Ball State earned its first tournament win of the season by capturing its second straight Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16-17) team title … The Cardinals held a 17-stroke advantage over the tournament field after the first two rounds and cruised to an 11-stroke victory … Ball State finished at +14 (878) with Mid-American Conference rival Ohio placing second at +25 (889).
- Ball State has now won three events under third-year head coach Cameron Andry … In addition to wining each of the last two Brittany Kelly Classics (2023 & 2024), the Cardinals took top billing at last season's Lady Jaguar Invitational.
- The Ball State women's golf program returns eight of nine golfers from last season's squad which produced a new program standard for scoring average at 303.61 strokes … They also helped the team establish program records for lowest team round (285 / -3), lowest 36-hole total (580 / +4) and lowest 54-hole total (865 / +1).
- In fact, five of the returners - Jasmine Driscoll, JJ Gregston, Sarah Gallagher, Madelyn Young and Madelin Boyd - helped the Cardinals break the lowest 36-hole total for the third time in the last two seasons combining for a 579 (+3) over the opening two rounds of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic … The previous 36-hole record was 580 (+4) set at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24, 2024), just ahead of the 584 (+8) set at the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19, 2023).
- Four events into the 2024-25 season, and the Cardinals are already threating to break last season's scoring average record … Ball State currently has a 301.83 stroke average, with its golfers owning nine rounds at-or-below par so far this year … Four events into last season, the Cardinals maintained a 305.16 stroke average.
- Junior Jasmine Driscoll enters the Diamante Intercollegiate with a 76.19 career scoring average … It is currently the second-best individual career average in program history trailing only Kiah Parrott's (2021-24) mark of 76.06 … She is just ahead of Brittany Kelly's (2008-11) career average of 76.43 … She has played 11 career rounds at-or-below par, with a career-low round of 68 in the third round of the 2023 Boilermaker Classic and in the second round of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic.
- Junior Sarah Gallagher is not far behind with a 76.59 average … Gallagher earned Second Team All-MAC honors and MAC All-Tournament Team accolades after placing fourth at the 2023-24 MAC Championships with a score of +9 (225) … She has played eight career rounds at-or-below par, with a career-low round of 70 in opening round of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic.
- Sophomore JJ Gregston has shined through the first four events of the season, leading the team with 37 total birdies over her 216 holes played … She is also first on the squad with a 75.17 stroke average, including a career-low round of -3 (69) in the second round of the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic, one of her six collegiate rounds at-or-below par.
- Freshman Sophie Korthuijs made her collegiate debut at the Boilermaker Classic, including firing Ball State's second-lowest round of the tournament with a +4 (76) in the second round … She was back in action at the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational, where her +3 (75) was the Cardinals' lowest score of the opening round.
- Junior Madelin Boyd fired a season-low round of +1 (73) in the second round of the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational … It tied as the second-lowest round for a Ball State golfer during the event and was BSU's lowest score of the round … Boyd owns a career-low round of -3 (69) in the first round of the 2023 Diamante Intercollegiate.
- Sophomore Jenna Estravillo made some noise at the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic, leading the field's 12 individual players by placing 13th overall with a score of +6 (222) … The effort ties as the lowest 54-hole score of her collegiate career and started with a season-best round of E (72) … Estravillo shot a career-low round of -2 (70) to open the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic.
- Sophomore Madelyn Young took her first turn in the Ball State lineup this season at the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic and scored a career-low +1 (73) in the second round … The effort helped her finish with a career-low 54-hole score of +17 (233), which she would tie at the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational.
INDIVIDUAL 2024-25 LOW ROUNDS:
Jasmine Driscoll: 68 (-4) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
JJ Gregston: 69 (-3) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Sarah Gallagher: 70 (-2) in the first round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Payton Bennett: 72 (E) in the third round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 17)
Jenna Estravillo: 72 (E) in the first round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Madelyn Young: 73 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
Madelin Boyd: 73 (+1) in the second round of the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 21)
Sophie Korthuijs: 75 (+3) in the first round of the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 7)
TEAM 2024-25 LOW ROUNDS:
289 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
290 (+2) in the first round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
296 (+8) in the third round of the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 8)
TOP TEAM SCORES AFTER 36 HOLES:
579 (+3) to open the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16)
604 (+28) to open the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 20-21)
617 (+41) to open the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 7)
TOP TEAM SCORES AFTER 54 HOLES:
878 (+14) at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 16-17)
904 (+40) at the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 20-22)
913 (+49) at the Loyola Parkinson Family Invitational (Oct. 7-8)
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