Missouri State shot 315 Tuesday (Apr. 20) and 942 for the tournament to finish fifth at the 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Championship in Evansville, Ind.  The Bears totaled 314-313 the first two rounds of the tournament, which was held at Rolling Hills Country Club. 

Illinois State captured the team title for the third consecutive season, easily outdistancing second-place Drake, 909-923.  Indiana State (934) placed third, followed by UNI (938), the Bears, Wichita State (951), Southern Illinois (954), Bradley (960), Creighton (968) and Evansville (1003). 

Despite their disappointing team performance, the Bears picked up some individual hardware as sophomore Catherine Dolan earned all-conference honors for the second straight year.  She tied for fifth after shooting 75-74-78--227.  Sophomore Kelsey Welber earned her second top-10 finish in as many seasons, placing 10th with 76-78-78--232.  Next came senior Stacey Rodger with 80-81-75--236 to finish 15th, followed by freshmen Heather Smith and Hermine Greyling.  Smith tied for 40th after posting 83-80-86--249 while Greyling tied for 46th with 88-82-84--254.  Smith enjoyed a standout regular season and earned all-conference and Valley Newcomer of the Year honors.  Drake's Olivia Lansing won medalist honors for the second time in three seasons after firing 72-75-72--219 to top runner-up Laura Harris of Illinois State, who had 72-73-77--222.

The tournament concludes MSU's season, which saw the Bears capture two tournament titles and set the school 18 and 54-hole scoring records.