ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Fort Hays State women’s golf team finish ninth at the spring-portion opener Holiday Inn Express Classic. The event was hosted by Missouri Western at the St. Joseph Country Club, a par-72, 5,836-yard course. The Tigers shot rounds of 346 and 335 to finish 105-over (681) for the tournament.

Junior Hannah Perkins led Fort Hays State as she earned a top-ten finish in a tie for seventh individually. She fired rounds of 83 and 78 to finish 17-over (161) for the week, tied for the second lowest score for an MIAA individual at the event.

Taylor DeBoer tied for 36th individually with rounds of 85 and 86. Sophomore Madison Roether tied for 42nd with rounds of 90 and 82. Katie Brungardt finished in a tie for 52nd with rounds of 88 and 89. Kylie McCarthy shot 93 and 90.

William Woods University won the tournament, shooting 57-over par (633) as a team and winning by 22 shots. Nebraska-Kearney (336-319) and Oklahoma Baptist (331-324) tied for second as a team with identical scores of 655. Katie Warren of William Woods claimed the individual title with a 3-over par score (147) for the week.