WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Missouri Western Women’s Golf took second place at the Jennies Golf Invitational on Tuesday. Shi Qing Ong continued her stellar play this spring, winning her third event in as many appearances this spring.

Missouri Western entered Tuesday in third place in the team standing, trailing Northwest Missouri by four strokes for second. The Griffons outshot Northwest Missouri by 15 strokes in the second round, leaping the Bearcats for a second-place finish with a total score of 629. Central Missouri walked away with the team victory on their home course with a score a 614. Missouri Western has now finished in the top-three in each of their three events this spring.

Ong makes it three-straight wins after her victory in Warrensburg. She entered round two in second place after her 75 (+4) on Monday before putting together the best single-round performance in the second round. Ong tied her career-best single-round score with a 69 (-2) to bring her overall score to 144 (+2), winning the event by five strokes. What led Ong to her third win of the season was her consistency, as she scored a par or birdie on 30 of her 36 holes in Warrensburg.

Anna Bech recorded another top-10 finish in her first season as Missouri Western, tying for 10th with a two-round total score of 158 (+16). Bech’s five birdies gave her the most at the event. She has now finished in the top-10 in all three of the Griffons’ tournaments this spring.

Jenna Kosmatka shot up 15 spots on Tuesday to tie for 20th with her 78 (+7) in the second round. Kosmatka’s second-round score in Warrensburg is her best single round of the season, besting her 81 at the Warrior Invitational on March 12.

Chong Yong scored back-to-back round scores of 82 (+11) to tie for 23rd. Katie Irvin finished with a two-round total of 183 in her first team appearance this spring.

Missouri Western Women’s Golf will head south for its next event as the team competes in the Henderson State Invitational on April 1 and 2.

— MWSU Athletics —