Highlassies close out fall season with second-place finish

The McLennan Highlassies closed out their fall season with a second-place finish at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Oklahoma City. The Highlassies shot 295-295-312 – 902 at the par-72, 6,010-yard Lincoln Park Golf Course to finish only 15 strokes behind champion Texas Wesleyan that shot 298-285-304 – 887. McLennan and the Dodge City Conquistadors were the only two-year college teams in the field. The Highlassies dominated the matchup, finishing 75 strokes ahead of the Conquistadors.

Sophomore Joely Henderson led the Highlassies through the three rounds, shooting 73-74-79 – 226 to finish in seventh place individually.

Other McLennan scores: sophomore Alejandra Rodriguez, tied for eighth, 77-71-79 – 227; freshman Elin Eriksson, 10th, 74-79-75 – 228; sophomore Makenna Davidson, 11th, 75-75-79 –229; sophomore Tyler Morrison, 17th, 73-75-85 – 233; and medalist Caroline Traylor, tied for 18th, 78-77-79 – 234.

Other team scores: Oklahoma City, third, 297-292-317 – 906; Bellevue, fourth, 315-305-324 – 944; Dodge City, fifth, 321-316-340 – 977; St. Gregory's, sixth, 334-327-338 – 999; St. Thomas, seventh, 338-328-334 – 1,000; and Kansas Wesleyan, eighth, 346-346-349 – 1,041.