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Women's Golf Set To Host Puerto Rico Iguana Invitational
March 02, 2026 | Women's Golf
HUMACAO, Puerto Rico. - - For the third straight season, the Ball State women's golf program will host a Spring Break tournament on the Flamboyan Course at the Palmas Del Mar Golf Club when it welcome seven other teams to the Puerto Rico Iguana Invitational March 3-5 in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
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Joining the Cardinals for the three-day, three-round event will be Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Georgia State, Little Rock, Tarleton State, Tulane and Western Carolina. Tuesday's first round and Wednesday's second round will each being at 8:30 a.m. AT / 7:30 a.m. ET on the 72-par, 6,161-yard course. Thursday's final round tees off at 8 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. ET.
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All nine Ball State golfers will compete in the Puerto Rico Iguana Invitational, with sophomore Sophie Korthuijs, senior Sarah Gallagher, senior Sabrina Langerak, junior JJ Gregston and senior Jasmine Driscoll competing for the squad.
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Junior Jenna Estravillo, senior Madelin Boyd, freshman Skylar Dean and junior Madelyn Young will play as individuals.
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NEWS & NOTES:
- The Cardinals are coming off a solid showing at the Rio Verde Collegiate (Feb. 20-22), tying for fifth among the 19-team field at +37 (901) ... Junior JJ Gregston led the squad and tied for 20th overall with a score of +9 (225) ... Three other Cardinals finished the event tied for 22nd at +10 (226), including sophomore Sophie Korthuijs who closed the invite with Ball State's lowest round of the tournament at -1 (71) ... Overall, the Cardinals tied for the tournament lead by playing the courses' four par-5 holes at a combined -12 (4.79) ... Of the team's 34 total birdies, 20 came on par 5s, as did an eagle from Gregston.
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 - Ball State closed the fall portion of its 2025-26 season by setting a trio of program records at the 2025 Diamante Intercollegiate, starting with the lowest round in program history at -6 (282) in the event's opening round ... Up next was the record for lowest score through 36 holes in an event at -2 (574) ... Ball State finished the trifecta with the lowest 54-hole score in program history at -2 (862) ... It was the first time in program history the Cardinals have finished a 54-hole tournament under par, with the previous best being +1 (865) set at the 2023 Diamante Intercollegiate.
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- Over the first six tournament of the 2025-26 season, the Ball State women's golf team owns a 299.17 stroke average which is on pace to shatter the current program record of 301.66 shot by the Cardinals over the course of the 2024-25 season ... The team's lowest round of the year is a program-record score of -6 (282) set in the opening round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 19) ... So far this season, 13 of BSU's 18 rounds have been played under last season's record-setting stroke average.
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- Senior Sarah Gallagher collected her first collegiate tournament victory thanks to a 22-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to earn individual medalist honors at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 15-16) … She opened the 54-hole event with the lowest round of her collegiate career, shooting a -3 (69) … She followed with an E (72) in the second round, before forcing a playoff with birdies on two of her final five holes and shooting +5 (77) in a tough final round for the field … Overall, she tied for the tournament lead on the par-5s with a -5 (4.44) average, while ranking third on the par-4s at +4 (4.11) … She also tied for the tournament lead with 11 birdies and was tied for 16th among the 50-golfer field with 32 pars.
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- As a team, the Cardinals won the Brittany Kelly Classic for the third straight season and the seventh time in program history … It was also the fourth event win under fourth-year head coach Cameron Andry … Andry's other win came at the 2024 Lady Jaguar Invitational (April 13-14).
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- The number keeps getting lower for senior Jasmine Driscoll who is on pace to finish her career with the lowest stroke average in program history … Over 113 career rounds, she currently owns a 76.02 average which tops current record holder Kiah Parrott's (2020-24) average of 76.06 … Driscoll's mark includes 20 rounds at-or-below par and two tournament wins, including the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships (April 20-22).
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- Driscoll is not the only active Cardinals aiming for the stroke record, as senior Sarah Gallagher is not far behind with her 76.06 career stroke average currently tying Kiah Parrott's (2020-24) mark … Gallagher has played 110 career rounds, with 13 coming in at-or-below par … Junior JJ Gregston has moved up to sixth with a 76.91 career average, including a 75.60 mark this season … Also in the top 10 among BSU's active players who have reached the minimum of 48 career rounds is senior Madelin Boyd in 10th at 77.70.
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Ball State's Current Top 10 Scoring Average List (Minimum 48 rounds):
1. Jasmine Driscoll, 2022-Current, 113 rounds, 8590 strokes, 76.02 average
2. Kiah Parrott, 2020-24, 64 rounds, 4868 strokes, 76.06 average
    Sarah Gallagher, 2022-Current, 110 rounds, 8367 strokes, 76.06 average
4. Brittany Kelly, 2007-11, 125 rounds, 9557 strokes, 76.46 average
5. Manon Tounalom, 2016-20, 118 rounds, 9074 strokes, 76.90 average
6. JJ Gregston, 2023-Current, 74 rounds, 5691 strokes, 76.91 average
7. Jenna Hague, 2011-15, 116 rounds, 8958 strokes, 77.22 average
8. Allison Lindley, 2014-17, 92 rounds, 7116 strokes, 77.35 average
9. Liz Kim, 2017-22, 131 rounds, 10135 strokes, 77.37 average
10. Madelin Boyd, 2022-Current, 88 rounds, 6838 strokes, 77.70 average
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- Sophomore Sophie Korthuijs is also on pace to break into the top 10, with her career average of 75.45 over 38 rounds currently ahead Jasmine Driscoll's mark … Last season, Korthuijs turned in the 11th-best single-season scoring average in program history at 76.05 and has started the 2025-26 campaign with a team-low 74.67 average ... Her effort so far this season includes a 74.78 average and five rounds at or below par, already three more than she had during the 2024-25 campaign.
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- The team turned in a solid start at the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 1-2) shooting in its three lowest rounds ever on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana … Ball State started the season with a rounds of +11 (299), +8 (296) and +5 (293) to finish sixth among a highly talented field … The effort helped the Cardinals top a pair of NCAA Regional teams from a year ago, in Western Kentucky (+40; 904) and Georgia Southern (+42; 906).
- Ball State also picked up a head-to-head win over a current power conference program for the second straight season at the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 1-2), topping Iowa (+29; 893) … Prior to last season's head-to-head win over Wisconsin at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (April 12-13, 2025), Ball State had not topped a power conference school since the 2013-14 campaign.
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Joining the Cardinals for the three-day, three-round event will be Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Georgia State, Little Rock, Tarleton State, Tulane and Western Carolina. Tuesday's first round and Wednesday's second round will each being at 8:30 a.m. AT / 7:30 a.m. ET on the 72-par, 6,161-yard course. Thursday's final round tees off at 8 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. ET.
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All nine Ball State golfers will compete in the Puerto Rico Iguana Invitational, with sophomore Sophie Korthuijs, senior Sarah Gallagher, senior Sabrina Langerak, junior JJ Gregston and senior Jasmine Driscoll competing for the squad.
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Junior Jenna Estravillo, senior Madelin Boyd, freshman Skylar Dean and junior Madelyn Young will play as individuals.
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NEWS & NOTES:
- The Cardinals are coming off a solid showing at the Rio Verde Collegiate (Feb. 20-22), tying for fifth among the 19-team field at +37 (901) ... Junior JJ Gregston led the squad and tied for 20th overall with a score of +9 (225) ... Three other Cardinals finished the event tied for 22nd at +10 (226), including sophomore Sophie Korthuijs who closed the invite with Ball State's lowest round of the tournament at -1 (71) ... Overall, the Cardinals tied for the tournament lead by playing the courses' four par-5 holes at a combined -12 (4.79) ... Of the team's 34 total birdies, 20 came on par 5s, as did an eagle from Gregston.
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 - Ball State closed the fall portion of its 2025-26 season by setting a trio of program records at the 2025 Diamante Intercollegiate, starting with the lowest round in program history at -6 (282) in the event's opening round ... Up next was the record for lowest score through 36 holes in an event at -2 (574) ... Ball State finished the trifecta with the lowest 54-hole score in program history at -2 (862) ... It was the first time in program history the Cardinals have finished a 54-hole tournament under par, with the previous best being +1 (865) set at the 2023 Diamante Intercollegiate.
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- Over the first six tournament of the 2025-26 season, the Ball State women's golf team owns a 299.17 stroke average which is on pace to shatter the current program record of 301.66 shot by the Cardinals over the course of the 2024-25 season ... The team's lowest round of the year is a program-record score of -6 (282) set in the opening round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 19) ... So far this season, 13 of BSU's 18 rounds have been played under last season's record-setting stroke average.
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- Senior Sarah Gallagher collected her first collegiate tournament victory thanks to a 22-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to earn individual medalist honors at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 15-16) … She opened the 54-hole event with the lowest round of her collegiate career, shooting a -3 (69) … She followed with an E (72) in the second round, before forcing a playoff with birdies on two of her final five holes and shooting +5 (77) in a tough final round for the field … Overall, she tied for the tournament lead on the par-5s with a -5 (4.44) average, while ranking third on the par-4s at +4 (4.11) … She also tied for the tournament lead with 11 birdies and was tied for 16th among the 50-golfer field with 32 pars.
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- As a team, the Cardinals won the Brittany Kelly Classic for the third straight season and the seventh time in program history … It was also the fourth event win under fourth-year head coach Cameron Andry … Andry's other win came at the 2024 Lady Jaguar Invitational (April 13-14).
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- The number keeps getting lower for senior Jasmine Driscoll who is on pace to finish her career with the lowest stroke average in program history … Over 113 career rounds, she currently owns a 76.02 average which tops current record holder Kiah Parrott's (2020-24) average of 76.06 … Driscoll's mark includes 20 rounds at-or-below par and two tournament wins, including the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships (April 20-22).
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- Driscoll is not the only active Cardinals aiming for the stroke record, as senior Sarah Gallagher is not far behind with her 76.06 career stroke average currently tying Kiah Parrott's (2020-24) mark … Gallagher has played 110 career rounds, with 13 coming in at-or-below par … Junior JJ Gregston has moved up to sixth with a 76.91 career average, including a 75.60 mark this season … Also in the top 10 among BSU's active players who have reached the minimum of 48 career rounds is senior Madelin Boyd in 10th at 77.70.
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Ball State's Current Top 10 Scoring Average List (Minimum 48 rounds):
1. Jasmine Driscoll, 2022-Current, 113 rounds, 8590 strokes, 76.02 average
2. Kiah Parrott, 2020-24, 64 rounds, 4868 strokes, 76.06 average
    Sarah Gallagher, 2022-Current, 110 rounds, 8367 strokes, 76.06 average
4. Brittany Kelly, 2007-11, 125 rounds, 9557 strokes, 76.46 average
5. Manon Tounalom, 2016-20, 118 rounds, 9074 strokes, 76.90 average
6. JJ Gregston, 2023-Current, 74 rounds, 5691 strokes, 76.91 average
7. Jenna Hague, 2011-15, 116 rounds, 8958 strokes, 77.22 average
8. Allison Lindley, 2014-17, 92 rounds, 7116 strokes, 77.35 average
9. Liz Kim, 2017-22, 131 rounds, 10135 strokes, 77.37 average
10. Madelin Boyd, 2022-Current, 88 rounds, 6838 strokes, 77.70 average
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- Sophomore Sophie Korthuijs is also on pace to break into the top 10, with her career average of 75.45 over 38 rounds currently ahead Jasmine Driscoll's mark … Last season, Korthuijs turned in the 11th-best single-season scoring average in program history at 76.05 and has started the 2025-26 campaign with a team-low 74.67 average ... Her effort so far this season includes a 74.78 average and five rounds at or below par, already three more than she had during the 2024-25 campaign.
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- The team turned in a solid start at the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 1-2) shooting in its three lowest rounds ever on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana … Ball State started the season with a rounds of +11 (299), +8 (296) and +5 (293) to finish sixth among a highly talented field … The effort helped the Cardinals top a pair of NCAA Regional teams from a year ago, in Western Kentucky (+40; 904) and Georgia Southern (+42; 906).
- Ball State also picked up a head-to-head win over a current power conference program for the second straight season at the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 1-2), topping Iowa (+29; 893) … Prior to last season's head-to-head win over Wisconsin at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (April 12-13, 2025), Ball State had not topped a power conference school since the 2013-14 campaign.
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