BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Missouri State's women's golf squad tied for 10th place Tuesday in the final round of the 2025 "Mo" Morial Invitational at the par-72 Traditions Club here.  

The Bears finished the 54-hole event with rounds of 319-323-319--961. 

Kiser Pannier (75-77-80--232) was Missouri State's top individual finisher, tying for 17th in the field of 84 individuals with a 16-over-par finish. Teammate Jiayi Zhang (82-77-77--236) shared 30th place as the Bears' next-best finisher.

Host and No. 20-ranked Texas A&M (297-302-281--880) took top honors in the 16-team event, beating the rest of the field by a tournament-record 38 strokes. Northern Colorado (311-307-300--918) was team runner-up with Abilene Christian (306-308-309--323) taking third. Ten of the 16 competing teams were Texas-based institutions.

Texas A&M's Ceyetana Fernández García-Poggio (74-70-70--214) collected her second collegiate victory with a two-under 214. She was followed by teammate Vanessa Borovilos who finished three strokes back to earn runner-up distinction. 

The Bears will now begin preparing for their final run at the Missouri Valley Conference championship when they travel to Waterloo, Ill., April 13-15, in the team's regular-season finale.

Team Standings
1 – Texas A&M (+16)
2 – Northern Colorado (+54)
3 – ACU (+59)
4 – Baylor (+60)
t5 – Texas State (+63)
t5 – ORU (+63)
7 – Sam Houston (+66)
8 – Troy (+83)
9 – Central Arkansas (+89)
t10 - Missouri State (+97)
t10 – Wichita State (+97)
12 – UTRGV (+99)
13 – HCU (+104)
14 – SFA (+128)
15 – Prairie View A&M (+188)
16 – Texas Southern (+199)