LAKE CITY, MINN. --- The Minnesota State women’s golf team completed action at the 2010 NCAA Central Regional Golf Tournament today, closing with a final round of 327 for a final total of 984, which was good enough for third place in the team standings. 

The three-day, nine-team tournament was contested at The Jewel in Lake City, Minn. 

The Mavericks, who combined to shoot 984 over the course of the three rounds – ranked behind Augustana, which claimed the regional title with a has a 972 total, and Western New Mexico, which owned 979 total.  The Mavericks rounded out the top three with their 984, Upper Iowa was fourth at 989 and Concordia-St. Paul was fifth with total of 991. 

Senior Kassie Ellsworth shot rounds of 80-78-78 in leading the Mavericks with her 54-hold total of 236 placing her second in the individual standings.  Junior Kathleen Ritter tied for 18th with a 247, senior Jaymie Halvorson carded a 252 in tying for 27th, sophomore Samantha Bergmann's 256 tied for 32nd and sophomore Lisa Moline was 43rd at 259. 

Upper Iowa's Jill Preeschel led the individual standings with a +17, three-round total of 233. 

Complete tournament team and individual results are located here.

The Mavericks, along with Augustana and Western New Mexico, will compete at the NCAA Division II Championship tournament which is scheduled for May 12-15 in Mesa, Ariz.