Bailey, Fierro finish 1-2 for Cowgirls in Kissing Tree Invitational
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Oklahoma State junior Lianna Bailey posted a final-round 65 to earn her first collegiate victory in record-breaking fashion, edging out her teammate Isabella Fierro and Baylor’s Elodie Chapelet by a single stroke at the Kissing Tree Invitational.
Bailey’s 65 tied for the third lowest round in OSU history, and her 14-under 202 for the tournament is the second lowest 54-hole total ever posted by a Cowgirl. She tallied a tournament-best 19 birdies and a 2.75 scoring average on par-3 holes – second-best in the field.
The individual victory is the third under second-year head coach Greg Robertson and the 90th in school history. The Cowgirls now have three members of the roster with a victory under their belts – Bailey, Fierro and Maja Stark.
Fierro, who finished in a tie for second after rounds of 70-67-66 (-13) 203, now owns three of the top four 54-hole scores in Cowgirl golf history. Just a sophomore, Fierro now has eight career top-10 finishes and the lowest career scoring average in program history.
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And the Cowgirls didn’t stop there. Stark and Rina Tatematsu finished in a tie for ninth place, shooting 3-under 213. Stark surged in the third round shooting six under on the day with eight birdies and a 6-under 66.
Hailey Jones finished in a tie for 34th place at 10 over 226. Angelica Pfefferkorn shot 15 over 231 and finished in a tie for 43rd place.
The Kissing Tree Invitational, an individuals-only event with no team scores, wrapped up the fall slate for OSU. The Cowgirls will return to action on Feb. 7-9 at the LTWF Heroes Invitational in Sarasota, Florida.
Kissing Tree Invitational Leaderboard
1 Lianna Bailey (Oklahoma State) 69 68 65 202 T2 Elodie Chapelet (Baylor) 68 70 65 203 T2 Isabella Fierro (Oklahoma State) 70 67 66 203 T4 Sofia Garcia (Texas Tech) 67 70 71 208 T4 Kate Smith (Unattached) 70 67 71 208 6 Lois Lau (TCU) 76 67 67 210 7 Trinity King (TCU) 69 73 69 211 8 Britta Snyder (Baylor) 70 70 72 212 T9 Maja Stark (Oklahoma State) 75 72 66 213 T9 Rina Tatematsu (Oklahoma State) 70 69 74 213 11 Nicole Polivchak (Unattached) 76 68 70 214 T12 Rosie Belsham (Baylor) 70 74 71 215 T12 Diane Baillieux (Baylor) 73 71 71 215 14 Ariana Saenz (Unattached) 74 75 67 216 T15 Matilda Cederholm (Texas State) 72 70 75 217 T15 Jennie Park (TCU) 71 74 72 217 T17 Nina Lang (Baylor) 71 70 77 218 T17 Cecilie Nielsen (Texas Tech) 70 77 71 218 T17 Gala Dumez (Texas Tech) 69 74 75 218 T17 Camryn Carreon (Unattached) 69 76 73 218 T17 Ana Gonzalez (Unattached) 71 75 72 218 T22 Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio (Texas A&M) 76 72 71 219 T22 Linyu (Anna) Dong (Texas Tech) 72 76 71 219 T24 Valeria Pacheco (TCU) 76 69 75 220 T24 Grace Do (TCU) 72 74 74 220 T26 Hannah Karg (Baylor) 73 77 71 221 T26 Hannah Cash (Unattached) 71 76 74 221 28 Zoe Slaughter (Unattached) 79 69 74 222 29 Jennifer Rosenberg (Unattached) 74 75 74 223 30 Sabrina Iqbal (TCU) 76 72 76 224 T31 Louisa Brunt (Texas Tech) 78 75 72 225 T31 Megan Whittaker (Unattached) 79 73 73 225 T31 Ellen Nicholas (Unattached) 79 73 73 225 T34 Sabrina Nguyen (TCU) 75 77 74 226 T34 Hailey Jones (Oklahoma State) 78 74 74 226 T36 Amy Taylor (Texas Tech) 77 74 76 227 T36 Valentina Gilly (Texas Tech) 76 77 74 227 T36 Hannah Rose Bruxvoort (Unattached) 76 76 75 227 T39 Halle Whitney (Texas State) 79 75 74 228 T39 Anika Veintemilla (Baylor) 78 73 77 228 T39 Delaney Martin (Unattached) 73 82 73 228 42 Lauren Mancha (Unattached) 79 76 75 230 T43 Iliana Stowers (Unattached) 81 74 76 231 T43 Angelica Pfefferkorn (Oklahoma State) 78 74 79 231 45 Greta Bruner (TCU) 80 79 75 234 46 Charlotte Davis (Unattached) 78 82 76 236 47 Live Hope (Unattached) 80 79 78 237 48 Ellie Szeryk (Texas A&M) 83 78 83 244 49 Pyrene Delample (Texas Tech) 84 87 0 171