NORMAN, Okla. - In its best finish of the spring, Kansas State ended the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Monday in sixth place as it carded 311-313-317--941. Sophomore Helene Robert led the team as she tied for 20th with a combined 231, her best finish of the spring. Missouri won the tournament, with an 889, while SMU’s Lacey Jones took the individual trophy with a combined 221.

The second round of the tournament was cut short Sunday due to severe weather risks and was continued Monday morning. Head coach Kristi Knight said though there was not a heavy rain Monday, the north wind made the course play tougher. The team hit the ball well, Knight said, but was quickly frustrated on the green.

“We didn’t get out of the third round what we should have,” Knight said. “We hit the ball well, but we didn’t score well because we threw shots away around the greens.”

Ball striking was the team’s strength this tournament, though sophomore Kali Quick claimed it was her most frustrating aspect in the second and third rounds. Quick recorded a first-round 75, but dropped to a tie for 45th with her second and third round scores.

In only her second tournament of the spring, freshman Hailey Mireles tied for 45th with a 242, competed as an individual. Freshman Michelle Regan, who struck the ball better than she has all season, according to Knight, tied for 38th.

This sixth place finish is the Wildcats’ best since taking fifth at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Oct. 11-12, 2004 in Lawrence, Kan. K-State beat two Big 12 teams, Nebraska and Oklahoma, heading into the conference tournament.

The Wildcats continue play at the Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas, April 22-24. For complete coverage of the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, please visit Kansas State’s website at www.kstatesports.com and find live results at www.golfstat.com.

Team Scores: 1. Missouri 298-290-301--889 2. Tulsa 298-300-301--899 3. Baylor 296-301-317--914 4. SMU 299-303-317--919 5. Texas Tech 307-313-309--929 6. Kansas State 311-313-317--941 7. Nebraska 314-313-315--942 8. Oklahoma City 313-314-316--943 9. Oral Roberts 319-313-314--946 10. UTEP 322-314-311--947 11. Oklahoma 315-321-322--958 12. North Texas 323-313-328--964 13. Arkansas-Little Rock 320-321-326--967 14. Arkansas State 329-332-315--976 15. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 328-320-332--980 16. Redlands CC 344-331-342--1017

Top Individuals: 1. Lacey Jones, SMU 72-76-73--221 T2. Kelli Strubinger, Missouri 76-74-72--222; Josefin Svenningsson, Baylor 73-74-75--222; Cas Bridge, Tulsa 72-72-78--222 T5. Lee Anne Pace, Tulsa 75-76-72--223; Denise Knaebel, Missouri 73-76-74--223

Wildcat Individuals: T20. Helene Robert 79-75-77--231 T38. Michelle Regan 78-82-77--237 T40. Katy Heffel 79-77-82--238 T45. Kali Quick 75-85-82--242 T45. *Hailey Mireles 82-82-78--242 T52. Sarah Heffel 84-79-81--244 *Competed as an individual

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