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STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 2-ranked Oklahoma women's golf team is set to conclude its fall schedule at the Cowgirl Classic on Thursday and Friday. The Sooners are sending three individual competitors in lieu of the normal lineup.

"We're excited to play in our last event of the fall this week in Stillwater," head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said. "It's another opportunity for us to showcase our players. Even though we aren't competing as a team, it's important for us to get some more competitive rounds before the end of the fall season."

The Sooners enter their final fall tournament ranked No. 2 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings - the highest ranking in program history. Drouin-Luttrell's boasts two players inside the top 20 and the Sooners grabbed a pair of top-five finishes in its two team events this fall, finishing T2 at the Schooner and third at the Longhorn Invitational.

The field features nine of the country's top-11 teams, and 14 of the nation's top-20 players.  

Since the Sooners aren't playing as a team, they won't appear on the team leaderboard, but individuals Hannah Screen, Hannah Lee and Ellen Secor will all look to take home their first medalist honors as a Sooner.

"We're grateful to Oklahoma State for allowing us to play their tournament as individuals," Drouin-Luttrell said. "We're looking forward to watching our three girls compete and play well."

Teams will open with 36 holes of play on Thursday, followed by a final 18 on Friday.

THE FIELD

No. 1 Baylor
No. 2 Oklahoma (Individual only)
No. 5 TCU
No. 6 North Texas
No. 7 Oklahoma State
No. 8 Iowa State
No. 9 Texas Tech
No. 10 Kansas State
No. 11 Kansas
BYU

OU LINEUP

Hannah Screen, Jr., London, England: Making her third appearance as a Sooner, after sitting out spring 2019 due to transfer rules ... Ranked No. 6 nationally in Golfweek's latest ranking ... Paced Sooners with a third-place finish at the Longhorn Invitational … Led Oklahoma with a T6 finish at the 2020 Schooner Fall Classic … Transferred from Houston where she led the Cougars to an AAC championship in 2019 en route to an All-AAC First Team nod ... Represents England as a member of the national overseas' team.

Hannah Lee, Senior, Surrey, BC, Canada: Ranked as the nation's No. 63 player … Appeared in 37 rounds in her OU career … Collected a pair of top-20 finishes in her sophomore season … Career best 54-hole of 214 set at the 2019 Westbrook Invitational where she notched the best finish her collegiate career of 16th place.

Ellen Secor, Redshirt Senior, Portland, Ore.: Making 39^th career appearance, and sixth for the Sooners … Owns the second-lowest 54-hole score in Oklahoma history (203, Westbrook Inv.) … Ranked No. 118 nationally by Golfweek … Boasts six top-five career finishes.

THE COURSE

The Cowgirl Classic will take place at the par-72, 6,130-yard Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.

FORMAT

Fifty-four holes will be played over two days, with 36 holes played on the opening day. The Sooners tee off at 8:45 a.m. on both days from holes 15-17.

LIVE STATS

Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.com.
 

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