SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Western women’s golf team played the second and final round of the Central Region Spring Preview on Tuesday, finishing tied for 10th with a total score of 648. Chong Yong led the Griffons at the event, as she tied for ninth with a two-round score of 152 (+8)

Missouri Western places tied for tenth after entering Tuesday in 13th place. The Griffons improved their second-round score by 10 strokes, scoring a 319 in the second round. The Griffons also placed ahead of three MIAA schools, while tying Central Missouri for tenth. Dallas Baptist won the event with a team score of 589.

Chong Yong took ninth place at the Central Region Spring Preview after finishing the first round tied for 31st. After her 79 (+7) on Monday, Yong improved by six strokes with her 73 (+1) second-round performance. Her ninth-place finish also marks her second top-10 finish of the spring, and her two-round total of 152 is her best score this spring.

Also improving in Tuesday’s final round was Anna Bech. Bech shot a 79 (+7) in the second round, shaving six strokes off of her score of 85 (+13) in the first. Her total score of 164 tied her for 49th.

Jenna Kosmatka was the next Griffon on the leaderboards, shooting an 84 (+12) in the second round to bring her total to 166.

Katie Irvin scored a 170 for the Griffons while Sabrina Galfano improved her first-round score by seven strokes to finish with a total score of 173.

Next up for Missouri Western Women’s Golf is the MIAA Championship, which will begin April 23 at Firekeeper Golf Course in Mayetta, Kansas.

— MWSU Athletics —