DENTON, Texas -- Midwestern State lacked one thing that every other team had in the 16-team field Monday in the DBU Women's Classic at Wildhorse Golf Club.

A GolfStat national ranking.

But the ranking won't be missing very much longer if the Mustangs continue to perform at the highest level the team has displayed over the opening five rounds of the season.

MSU cobbled team totals of 287 (-1) and 296 (+8) to finish tied for fifth through the first 36 holes trailing only No. 2 Lynn (570/-6), No. 13 Henderson State (575/-1), No. 16 Saint Leo (576/E), and No. 15 Tampa (582/+6).

"It's probably better than the national tournament field," MSU coach Jeff Ray said. "It's a great field. We're competing at a high level. Our goal was to get back to where we were before COVID hit. I think we have turned it around with this group we have."

Sophomore Makenna Henry carded four birdies on her way a collegiate low, 1-under 71 in the opening round, then followed up with a solid 74 to tie for 17th with a 2-over 145. The Sour Lake native added three birdies in the second round to close with a team-best seven.

"I am really proud of Makenna. She has qualified well and improved on her putting and wedges," Ray said.

Henry is tied with a senior teammate Beatrice Perucchini, who logged six birdies on her way to duplicate rounds of 71 and 74 to tie for 17th, as well.

Freshman Tristan Gabbard, the reigning LSC co-Golfer of the Week, recorded her third par-or-better score of her young career going for a 72 in the opening round. The Fulshear, Texas native added a 75 in the second round to tie for 31st with a 5-over 146.

Fellow frosh Alli Reily marked a team-low 73 in the second round after carding a 2-over 74 in the opening round as she also finished tied for 31st.

Freshman Kodi Nolen tied for 58th carding scores of 73 and 78 for a 7-over 151.

"We're getting production out of everyone. That's what is exciting to me about this. All are playing well and you never know who is going to come through," Ray said. "They aren't scared of anyone. I like their competitiveness. They feel like they deserve to be here and they do. Tomorrow is big. You have to have three good rounds at a tournament like this."

The final round of the DBU Women's Classic begins with a shotgun start Tuesday morning at 8:30.

DBU Women's Classic

Team Leaderboard

Pos	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Lynn (Fla.)	-6	285	285	---	570
2	Saint Leo (Fla.)	E	291	285	---	576
	Henderson State (Ark.)	E	285	291	---	576
4	Tampa (Fla.)	+6	296	286	---	582
5	Midwestern State	+7	287	296	---	583
	Indianapolis (Ind.)	+7	290	293	---	583
7	Missouri-St. Louis	+8	293	291	---	584
8	UT Tyler	+10	293	293	---	586
	Dallas Baptist	+10	294	292	---	586
10	St. Mary's	+11	296	291	---	587
11	Anderson (S.C.)	+14	296	294	---	590
12	Arkansas Tech	+15	297	294	---	591
13	North Georgia	+16	298	294	---	592
14	Oklahoma Christian	+17	296	297	---	593
15	Barry (Fla.)	+18	289	305	---	594
16	Central Oklahoma	+27	299	304	---	603

  

Individual Leaderboard

Pos	Player	Team	To Par	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Maria Hoyos	Lynn	-11	68	65	--	133
2	Tove Brunell	Missouri-St. Louis	-7	70	67	--	137
	Elena Verticchio	Saint Leo	-7	69	68	--	137
4	Rebecca Reed	St. Mary's	-5	71	68	--	139
5	Cathi Graf	Indianapolis	-3	69	72	--	141
	Gracen Blount	Henderson State	-3	68	73	--	141
7	Elyse Stasil	Indianapolis	-2	72	70	--	142
8	Allie Bianchi	Henderson State	-1	73	70	--	143
	Wilma Zanderau	Missouri-St. Louis	-1	72	71	--	143
	Jordan Karrh	Dallas Baptist	-1	71	72	--	143
	Sara Ericsson	Lynn	-1	70	73	--	143
	Lily Nelson	Henderson State	-1	69	74	--	143

  

Midwestern State Scorecard

T5	Midwestern State	+7	287	296	---	583
Place	Player	To Par	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
T17	Beatrice Perucchini (4)	+1	71	74	--	145
T17	Makenna Henry (5)	+1	71	74	--	145
T31	Tristan Gabbard (1)	+3	72	75	--	147
T31	Alli Reily (3)	+3	74	73	--	147
T58	Kodi Nolen (2)	+7	73	78	--	151