WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Mary Kerr had a top-10 finish on the player leaderboard, and No. 23-ranked Midwestern State finished in sixth place at the Midwestern State Invitational, which Dallas Baptist won by 27 strokes and lifted the trophy at Wichita Falls Country Club on Tuesday afternoon.

Dallas Baptist was the only team in red numbers, finishing at 21-under par, and the Patriots had three of the top four finishers on the player leaderboard. Madison Ude of DBU was the individual medalist at 7-under 209. Ella Cheek of DBU was the runner up at 5-under 211. Chloe Sirkin of DBU tied with Sabree Lefebvre of St. Mary's for third place at 1-under 215.

Elle Pitstana of DBU finished in four-way tie for fifth place at even-par 216 along with Tasnim Smaili and Mia Hannerschmid of West Texas A&M and Anvesha Gulhane of UT Dallas.

Kerr finished tied for ninth at 3-over 219 with Sophia Perkins of St. Mary's, which finished as the runner up at 6-over 870. The Rattlers finished 13 strokes better than third-place West Texas A&M. UT Dallas claimed fourth place at 37-over 901 and Southeastern Oklahoma State took fifth place at 43-over 907.

Midwestern State finished the 54-hole event at 48-over 912, shooting 15-over 303 in the final round. The Mustangs best round was the second round on Monday, when they shot 9-over 297 after opening the tournament with a 24-over 312.

Kerr had three birdies in her final round as she shot 4-over 76. The junior from Friendswood, Texas, birdied the 481-yard, par-5 No. 10 hole twice during the tournament and finished tied for ninth with 10 birdies through 54 holes. Kerr shot even-par on the par-3s, which tied for fifth best in the field.

Kinley Pessel, competing as an individual, finished 22nd in the 87-player field at 10-over 226.  Pessel birdied the 431-yard, par-5 No. 5 hole for the second time during the tournament and shot 8-over 80 in the final round. 

Romane Lacoste carded 37 pars over three rounds, which tied for second most in the field, and the senior from France finished tied for 23rd place at 13-over 229 with Constance Destroye of Texas Tech, who was competing as an individual. Lacoste opened her final round with a birdie at the 340-yard, par-4 No. 5 hole and had three birdies on Tuesday, closing with a 6-over 78.

Madison Wert finished in a five-way tie for 34th place at 17-over 233 after posting the best round of the day for the Mustangs, shooting a 1-over 73 in the final round. The senior from Roanoke, Texas, closed the round with three consecutive birdies, and finished the tournament with seven birdies through 54 holes. 

Emme Darnold had back-to-back birdies at No. 9 and No. 10 holes during her final round and finished with an 8-over 80. The sophomore from Andrews, Texas, tied for 47th place at 21-over 237.

Katie Samuels, competing as an individual, finished in a six-way tie along with Roisin Scanlon of Texas Tech, who was also competing as an individual, in 49th place at 22-over 238. The sophomore from Flower Mound, Texas, had three birdies during the tournament, including one at the 382-yard, par-4 No. 9 hole on Tuesday.

Samantha Truong, a sophomore from Pearland, Texas, had her best round of the tournament on Tuesday, shooting 4-over 76 with two birdies. She finished the tournament with four birdies and was in a four-tie for 55th place at 23-over 239.

Midwestern State had the fifth-most birdies among the 16 teams in the field with 31, and the Mustangs had the fifth fewest bogeys with 71. DBU finished with just 36 bogies and tied with St. Mary's for the most birdies with 31.

Midwestern State closes out the fall campaign next week, playing the Tulsa Cup in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Rogers State hosts the event played on The Club at Forest Ridge course.