Driscoll Tied Atop Leaderboard After Day 1 of Georgia State Invitational

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - - Junior Jasmine Driscoll turned in a solid 36-hole day Monday at the Georgia State Invitational and is currently tied for first among the 86-player field at -2 (142).

After shooting an E (72) in the opening round, Driscoll went two strokes lower in her second tour of the 5,945-yard Rivermont Golf Club at -2 (70). She was one of only four players to shoot under par in the second round and is currently tied for the overall lead with Lindsey Wilson's Butpapaporn Sukterm who is the No. 1 ranked player at the NAIA level.

"Jasmine played an excellent round in the afternoon," head coach Cameron Andry exclaimed! "She hit all 18 greens in regulation during the second round which is pretty amazing."

Driscoll's effort, which included a team-high nine birdies, has the Cardinals in third place among the 15-team field at +22 (598). In fact, Ball State turned in the lowest team score in the second round at +8 (296) and is just eight strokes behind tournament leader Saint Leo which is ranked No. 17 nationally at the NCAA Division II level.

"As a team, we bounced back well in the second round to make a move up the leaderboard," Andry said. "It's always fun to be in contention and we battled hard this afternoon to give ourselves a chance! We'll see if we can make a charge tomorrow!"

Along with Driscoll, both freshman Sophie Korthuijs and junior Sarah Gallagher finished their days ranked in the tournament's top 25. Korthuijs is tied for 20th overall at +7 (151), while Gallagher is tied for 25th at +8 (152).

Korthuijs turned in the squad's second-best opening round of the day at +3 (75), registering four total birdies, including three of her final seven holes. She also carded three more birdies in her second round, giving her seven on the day.

Gallagher recorded the team's second-best second round, shooting +2 (74) over her final 18 holes. She carded two birdies in the round, to go along with 12 pars.

"Sophie didn't have her best stuff today, but she always competes with a lot of grit to get everything out of her round," Andry said. "Sarah bounced back after a rough start and really played steady!

Sophomore Jenna Estravillo also turned in a solid day and is currently tied for 40th overall at +11 (155) after shotting +4 (76) in her second round. Estravillo's day included six total birdies, with three in each round.

"I was proud of Jenna and the way she handled being in the lineup for the first time," Andry added. " She played very steady golf, especially in the second round."

The Cardinals also received a countable opening round from sophomore JJ Gregston, who played 22 total holes at par over her two rounds. She shot +5 (77) in her opening round, which included 13 pars.

On the individual front, senior Sabrina Langerak turned in Ball State's third-lowest round of the day with a +1 (73) in her opening round which included four birdies and 10 pars. She added another birdie in the second round and is currently tied for 40th overall at +11 (155).

Rounding out the Cardinals on the course was sophomore Madelyn Young who tallied a pair of birdies and 18 pars over her 36 holes.

As a team, the Cardinals finished the day ranked second overall on the courses Par 4s, playing them at +19 (4.20). BSU was also fourth on the Par 3s (+13 / 3.34) and fifth on the Par 5s (+8 / 5.22). Ball State also finished the day as the top MAC school, with Bowling Green tied for seventh at +34 (610) and Akron 11th at +38 (614).

The Ball State women's golf team closes play in the Georgia State Invitational Tuesday with a 9 a.m. shotgun start back at the Rivermont Golf Club.

Ball State Team Scores
T-1st - Jasmine Driscoll: -2 (142): 72-70
T-20th - Sophie Korthuijs: +7 (151): 75-76
T-25th - Sarah Gallagher: +8 (152): 78-74
T-40th - Jenna Estravillo: +11 (155): 79-76
68th - JJ Gregston: +17 (161): 77-84

Ball State Individual Scores
T-40th - Sabrina Langerak: +11 (155): 73-82
T-61st - Madelyn Young: +16 (160): 82-78

Driscoll Tied Atop Leaderboard After Day 1 of Georgia State Invitational

Players Mentioned

Jasmine Driscoll

Jenna Estravillo

Sarah Gallagher

JJ Gregston

Sophie Korthuijs

Sabrina Langerak

Madelyn Young

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