Driscoll & Gregston Lead WGolf on Final Day of Boilermaker Classic

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - - Led by rounds of 76 (+4) from sophomore JJ Gregston and junior Jasmine Driscoll, the Ball State women's golf team capped play in the Boilermaker Classic with a 13th-place team finish Tuesday afternoon.

"This was a solid start to the season," head coach Cameron Andry said. "Kampen-Cosler is one of the toughest courses we'll see this year, so I was pleased with how we maintained our composure and managed the course."

Battling a field which featured three top 50 programs and nine top 75 teams from a year ago, the Cardinals held steady in the final round at the 72-par Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex with a team score of 309 (+21).

It was one stroke better than Monday's second round, while finishing one stroke behind its opening-round mark. The effort was four strokes better than Notre Dame's final round and helped the Cardinals finish head of both Xavier and James Madison in the final standings.

"We have some things we can clean up moving forward," Andry added. "I know this group is excited to get back to work."

With her final-round 76 (+4), which included five birdies and seven pars, Gregston would lead the team over the two-day event and tie for 37th at 231 (+15). Her opening-round 75 was Ball State's best of the event and she led the team and finished tied for eighth among the 87-golfer field with nine total bridies.

"JJ has worked really hard on her game, and she got to see some of that hard work pay off this week," Andry said. "She didn't have her best stuff this week, but because of the work she's done on her short game and with her putter, she was able to hang in there and put up some solid scores."

Driscoll's final-round 76 (+4) was her best round of the tournament and allowed her to climb 10 spots up the final leaderboard into a tie for 66th. It was the 11th-biggest move of the day for any golfer. She added two more birdies over her final 18 to finish the event with six.

Junior Sarah Gallagher finished second on the Ball State squad with a 54-hole score of 232 (+16), including a final-round 78 (+6). Her tournament included four birdies and 31 pars.

Freshman Sophie Korthuijs led Ball State with 34 pars in the tournament, while three birdies. The effort helped her finish in a tie for 53rd overall at 234 (+18). Sophomore Madelin Boyd also carded 29 pars and a pair of birdies over the course of the event.

The Ball State women's golf team returns to action Sept. 16-17 when it hosts the Brittany Kelly Classic at The Players Club at Woodland Trails.

Ball State Individuals
T37th - JJ Gregston - 231 (+15): 75-80-76
T43rd - Sarah Gallagher - 232 (+16): 77-77-78
T53rd - Sophie Korthuijs - 234 (+18): 79-76-79
T66th - Jasmine Driscoll - 239 (+23): 85-78-76
74th - Madelin Boyd - 242 (+26): 77-79-86

Team Results:
1st - Purdue - 879 (+15): 285-300-294
2nd - Minnesota - 893 (+29): 302-302-289
3rd - Kent State - 895 (+31): 297-301-297
4th – Indiana - 902 (+38): 298-301-303
Western Kentucky - 902 (+38): 295-305-302
6th - Abilene Christian - 903 (+39): 298-303-299
7th - Alabama- 907 (+43): 313-300-294
8th - Old Dominion - 911 (+47): 314-302-295
9th - Michigan - 915 (+51): 300-314-301
10th - Georgia Southern - 918 (+54): 314-307-297
11th - Notre Dame - 923 (+59): 304-306-313
12th - North Florida - 925 (+61): 309-302-314
13th - Ball State - 927 (+63): 308-310-309
14th - Xavier - 930 (+66): 307-310-313
15th - James Madison - 945 (+81): 310-315-320

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