Driscoll & Gregston Lead WGolf on Day 1 of Lady Paladin Invite

GREENGILLE, S.C. - - Junior Jasmine Driscoll and sophomore JJ Gregston pick up right where they left off Tuesday, each shooting +1 (73) Friday afternoon to lead the Ball State women's golf team on the opening day of the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational.

"Jasmine and JJ both played very solid rounds," head coach Cameron Andry said. "In a lot of ways, I think 73 was about as high a number as they could have shot for how well they played. Hopefully, both can get a few more putts to drop and post some red numbers the next two days"

Driscoll, who is coming off her first individual collegiate title earlier this week at the Brittany Kelly Classic, registered birdies on two of her final five holes to finish the day just five strokes off the individual pace.

Gregston also had a strong finish, knocking in birdies on two of her final three holes. Both Gregston and Driscoll, who are tied for 19th overall among the 76-golfer field, finished their opening round on the 72 par, 6,262-yard Furman University Golf Course with 13 pars apiece.

The Cardinals also counted a pair of +5 (77) rounds from junior Madelin Boyd and sophomore Madelyn Young. Boyd played 14 of her 18 holes at par, while Young collected one birdie and 11 pars. Both are tied for 45th overall.

"There were a lot of positives today," Andry said. "I thought we remained patient and disciplined within the game plan; we just couldn't get many putts to fall. I think we can clean up some minor mistakes and hopefully see a few more birdie putts drop over the next couple days."

Combined, the Cardinals are currently ninth among the 13-team field at +12 (300). Xavier is the current leader at -1 (287), while host Furman is second at E (288).

Ball State will look to climb up the leaderboard in tomorrow's second round, which is another 10 a.m. shotgun start, by attacking the course's four par 5s a little more.

Junior Sarah Gallagher finished her opening round at +7 (79), while sophomore Jenna Estravillo closed the day at +8 (80). Gallagher carded 11 birdies on the day, while Estravillo tallied 10.

"We do need to be much more efficient on the par 5s," Andry concluded. "They are all very good scoring opportunities, and we only made one birdie while playing them +4 as a team. In order to compete in a strong field like this, we have to take advantage of our scoring opportunities, especially on par 5s."

Ball State Results – Team
T19th – Jasmine Driscoll: +1 (73)
T19th – JJ Gregston: +1 (73)
T45th – Madelin Boyd: +5 (77)
T45th – Madelyn Young: +5 (77)
T61st – Sarah Gallagher: +7 (79)

Ball State Results – Individual
T66th – Jenna Estravillo: +8 (80)

Team Standings
1st – Xavier: -1 (287)
2nd – Furman: E (288)
3rd – Old Dominion: +3 (291)
Western Kentucky: +3 (291)
UNCW: +3 (291)
6th – North Florida: +4 (292)
7th – High Point: +6 (294)
8th – St. Thomas (MN): +8 (296)
9th – Ball State: +12 (300)
10th – Augusta: +14 (302)
11th – Columbia: +15 (303)
12th – Daytona State: +17 (305)
13th - Georgia State: +21 (309)

Driscoll & Gregston Lead WGolf on Day 1 of Lady Paladin Invite

Players Mentioned

Madelin Boyd

Jasmine Driscoll

Jenna Estravillo

Sarah Gallagher

JJ Gregston

Madelyn Young

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