EDMOND – Oklahoma Baptist finished in a tie for tenth place after the two-day, two-round Grace Shin Invitational hosted by Central Oklahoma.
Senior
Morgan Simmons paced the Bison shooting a one-over 72 and a four-over 75 on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. That landed the Memphis, Tenn., native in a tie for 20th place. Simmons birded four times during Monday's round while adding 10 pars.
Sophomore teammate
Priscilla Gant followed in a tie for 22nd. She was three-over (74) on each day to finish with a total of 148. Over the last 27 holes, the second-year player pared 23 of them and posted one of her best individual efforts of her career.
OBU's other three scorers were
Adriana Torres Digon,
Colbie Moses and
Emilee Pierce. For Digon, she had a handful of double bogeys on day one which caused her to shoot 10-over (81). The freshman from Spain did better on Tuesday, shaving two strokes and posting a 79. That helped her finish in a tie for 72nd.
As for Moses and Pierce, they were slotted in 75th. At one point Monday, Moses was tied for second place after shooting an even-par 37 on the opening nine holes. After that, though, the freshman wound up finishing five-over (76) and 14-over (85) on Tuesday. Pierce's second-round effort was her best, firing a seven-over 78.
The Bison also had four individuals compete:
Stella Caskey,
Ines Diaz,
Paisley Eason and
Teagan Graves. Caskey had the best finish of the group (t75th) which included shooting a nine-over 80 on Monday. Diaz also shot 80 on Monday which was the next-best round.
OBU's competition will remain strong in its next tournament. Starting Sunday, Oct. 11, the team will head to Nebraska-Kearney for the Central Regional Preview at Meadowlark Hills Golf Club.
