Driscoll & Gallagher Lead Women's Golf in Final Round at Scarlet Course

COLUMBUS, Ohio - - Led by solid rounds from juniors Jasmine Driscoll and Sarah Gallagher, the Ball State women's golf team closed play in the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational with its lowest team round of the tournament Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals finished the final round at +17 (305), shaving one stroke off Saturday's second-round effort, to finish tied for sixth overall among the 13-team field at +62 (926).

"We had it rolling early today, we just let some slip coming down the stretch," head coach Cameron Andry said. "But there were a lot of positives to take away from this weekend. I like where we are heading into the MAC Championships next week!

It was a solid overall effort on a tough Scarlet Course at the Ohio State Golf Club in an event won by 17th-ranked Ohio State at +2 (866). No. 25 Michigan State finished second overall at +13 (877), while Mid-American Conference rival Kent State took third at +16 (880).

In her final tour of the challenging par-72, 6,319-yard Scarlett Course, Driscoll turned in Ball State's lowest round of the tournament at E (72). She started her day with back-to-back birdies on holes seven and eight, while adding two more on holes 12 and 18.

Driscoll played the back nine at -1 (35) Sunday, which helped her finish the tournament tied for 21st among the 69-player field at +13 (229).

Gallagher also finished tied for 21st overall at +13 (229) after firing her best round of the event Sunday at +1 (73). Starting on hole six, Gallagher birdied three of her first nine holes, while adding five pars in the stretch to also shoot -1 (35) in the course's back nine.

Driscoll would finish the two-day event tied for 17th among the field with six total birdies, as would teammates senior Sabrina Langerak and sophomore Jenna Estravillo. Gallagher, who tallied five total birdies over the 54-hole event, led the Cardinals with 32 total pars while Driscoll registered 31.

Langerak followed her +1 (73) from the second round with a +7 (79) Sunday. Her final round included three birdies and seven pars, helping her finish third on the squad with 30 pars on the weekend. The effort helped her tie for 26th overall at +15 (231).

JJ Gregston would get off to a solid start Sunday with three birdies over her first eight holes and finished the round at +9 (81). Estravillo also carded a +9 (81) Sunday, with her round including a birdie on 18 and eight holes played at par.

"Jasmine and Sarah played really good rounds today," Andry added. "Sabrina and JJ both had some good rounds going but made some mistakes coming in."

Overall, the Cardinals finished the event tied for fifth among the 13 teams with a par 3 average of +16 (3.27). In addition, Ball State's par 5 average of +8 (5.13) was sixth among the field.

Ball State's team effort also included a head-to-head wins over Wisconsin (+64 / 928) out of the Big Ten, as well as league rivals Northern Illinois (+86 / 950), Ohio (+90 / 954) and Western Michigan (+102 / 966).

Up next for the Cardinals, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships which it will host April 20-22 at the Delaware Country Club.

Ball State Individual Scores
T-21st - Jasmine Driscoll: +13 (229): 79-78-72
T-21st - Sarah Gallagher: +13 (229): 76-80-73
T-26th - Sabrina Langerak: +15 (231): 79-73-79
T-45th - Jenna Estravillo: +22 (238): 81-76-81
T-56th - JJ Gregston: +27 (243): 83-79-81

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Driscoll & Gallagher Lead Women's Golf in Final Round at Scarlet Course

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