WEST POINT, Miss. – Weather did not help #4-ranked Dalton State in the BMCC Spring Classic as buckets of rain dropped on the course overnight and forced the cancellation of Round 3 and gave DS a runner-up finish.
 
#8 William Carey (Miss.) (623, +47) got the win with #4 Dalton State (Ga.) and #18 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) sharing 2^nd place at 629 (+53). #15 Loyola (638, +62) was 4^th, with NCAA Division II Spring Hill rounding out the top 5 at 645 (+69).

RECAP
ROUND 1
Mailey Buzzell paced Dalton State with a 3-over 75 for the first round. Sydney Hermann and Sara Burger each carded 4-over 76, with Hanna Bullard getting the last counter with an 18-over 90. Jia Kataria shot 91 (+19) as the 5^th score. Ella Cress played as an individual and had an 86 (+14). As a team, the Lady Roadrunners posted 317 (+29).
 
ROUND 2
Buzzell and Hermann both fired rounds of 76 (+4) as the team made up some shots in the windy conditions with a 312 (+24) team score. Burger and Bullard also had equal scores at 8-over 80 as the last two counters. Kataria was also better in the second round with an 85 (+13) as Cress carded 87 (+15).
 
ROUND 3
The weather did not agree with the tournament's final round as torrential rains slammed the course overnight, causing the cancellation of Round 3. With the event shortened to 36 holes, the Lady Roadrunners finished as tournament runner-up in a tie with Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) at 629 (+53).
 
Mailey Buzzell and Sydney Hermann notched top 5 finishes in 2^nd and tied for 3^rd, respectively. Sara Burger tied for 7^th overall to place three Lady Birds in the top-10.
 
Hanna Bullard tied for 37^th and Jia Kataria 54^th as the 4^th and 5^th in the lineup. Ella Cress tied for 44^th as an individual.
 
QUOTES FROM COACH
Comments From Coach Jim McGrew:
"Extremely fortunate to play a championship golf course. The conditions were tough, but that is part of the process of getting ready for the postseason."
 
"We had some great individual performances with Mailey and Sydney on the All-Tournament team and Sara in the top 7."
 
"We just did not play as well as we needed to as a team, but we will learn from it, and it will make us better moving forward."
 
"Hate that we did not get a chance to finish the tournament, but that is part of this sport."
 
UP NEXT
#4 Dalton State will be on home footing for their next event as they host the Roadrunner Invitational on April 8-9 at Nob North Golf Course in Dalton. The event is free to the public and everyone is welcome to the course to cheer on the Lady Roadrunners.
 
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