ADAIRVSILLE, Ga. – #2-ranked Dalton State had Round 2 suspended due to darkness and couldn't pick up where they left off on the final day as they had to settle for a runner-up finish in the Eagle Invite at Barnsley Gardens in Adairsville on Monday and Tuesday.
 
#14 Truett-McConnell (Ga.) (940, +76) won the event with #2 Dalton State (Ga.) (958, +94) in 2^nd. #8-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.) was 3^rd at 961 (+97), while #11 Loyola (La.) finished 4^th at 974 (+110). Campbellsville (Ky.) (1036, +172) rounded out the top 5.

RECAP
ROUND 1
Jia Kataria led the Lady Birds after one round of play with a 5-over 77. Sara Burger shot 10-over 82, with Sydney Hermann, Mailey Buzzell, and Hanna Bullard all shot 12-over 84 in the 3 through 5 spots. Ella Cress played as an individual and posted 14-over 86. The team score was (327, +39) around the difficult course.
 
ROUND 2
Things were better for Dalton State in Round 2 with Hermann carding a 75 (+3) and Buzzell a 79 (+7). Burger was in next with an 81 (+9) as Bullard pulled the fourth score with an 82 (+10). Kataria slipped back with an 85 (+13) as Cress improved with an 82 (+10). DS made up ground on Cumberlands (Ky.) with a 317 (+29) team total.
 
ROUND 3
Buzzell fired her best round of the tournament with a 2-over 74 to move up and claim all-tournament team honors in 5^th. Hermann finished 7^th with a final round 80 (+8). Burger was just outside the top-10 in 11^th posting 79 (+7) on Tuesday.
 
Kataria bounced back with an 81 (+9) to tie for 13^th, while Bullard tied for 18^th with an 83 (+11) in Round 3. Cress shot 85 (+13) to come home 23^rd with the team jumping into 2^nd place after a 314 (+26).
 
QUOTES FROM COACH
Comments From Coach Jim McGrew:
"We did not play the way we had hoped this week. We really let it get away from us the last nine holes of the first round."
 
"Barnsley is a challenging course that tests all parts of your game. We did not pass this week."
 
"Overall, it was a great Fall. We accomplished a lot and know we have a chance to reach our goals in the Spring."
 
"Proud of Mailey for making the all-tournament team."
 
"We will take some time off as the ladies finish their academic work for the semester and enjoy Winter break and come back ready to go."
 
UP NEXT
This concludes the Fall season for the #2 Lady Roadrunners. They will resume play in the Spring of 2024.
 
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