The Ladies came into the tournament knowing that only a win would be enough to take them to the National Championship which is hosted in Tennessee.
Coach Belfield "We have battled through this spring against injury and poor play, the girls have fought so hard to have some kind of a chance going into conference but for the first time in a long time we are not the favorite coming into this tournament".
The Lady Knights started off in perfect conditions in Oklahoma and the play was almost as good!
The Ladies shot 336 in the first round to lay 14 shots off the pace set by Southwestern College (KS).
Led by Sophomore Carol Galindo (81), Freshman Nicola Jeffries shot a season best 84, Kirstie Krueger & Bailey Bearden shot 85 & 86.
Coach Belfield "I said to the ladies before the round that we had nothing to lose as no one was expecting us to compete considering the way we have played all spring, so to give a few teams something to worry about was very nice going into the second round! I was really impressed with the girls, especially Nicola who finally showed us how she can play by knocking off 9 shots from her previous season low. I think that if we can take away a couple of loose shots, we might have a shot tomorrow........"
The Lady Knights, playing in the last group, showed their mettle in the final round as they posted a tournament best 327. Led by Freshman Kirstie Krueger with a superb 79 the Lady Knights posted a score that other teams would need to play well to beat. Unfortunately for the Knights UT Brownsville and Southwestern College were up to the task as they both played well enough to pip the Knights, with Southwestern College taking the title by a mere one shot.
Coach Belfield "The ladies cut out a lot of loose shots today and played the golf I know they are capable of! Kirstie is a very talented young lady who has had a lot of up & downs this year; however she has learned a lot and hopefully will use this as a springboard to keep on developing as a person & as a golfer. When she really starts doing more to get herself prepared on and off the golf course, 79 will seem like a bad score........! Carol had her best tournament of the year, as did Nicola who showed how good of a player she can be. Both girls have put in the hard work this spring and this tournament should be a great boost going into the summer tournament season!"
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