MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Minnesota State Moorhead golf continues its busy week of competition with its second tournament in a six-day span. The Dragons tee off at the two-day EverSpring Inn & Suites Mustang Invitational, hosted by Southwest Minnesota State, on Saturday at 9:48 a.m.

Live results will be available at msumdragons.com. Moorhead is coming off a 12th-place finish at The Jewel Invitational, carding a cumulative 719 over 36 holes. 

Trimming It Down...Moorhead would set a new season best for an 18-hole round at The Jewel Invite on Monday. The Dragons shot an overall 353 to shave 10 strokes off their previous 18-hole best from the Tracy Lane Memorial (363). MSUM also bested its 36-hole score from the week prior by an impressive 17 strokes. 

Miller Magic...Sydney Miller saw a major improvement across rounds at The Jewel Invitational. Miller shot a first-round 88, trimming that score by eight strokes on Tuesday. The Detroit Lakes, Minn., native finished the front nine on Tuesday just three strokes over par (39). Miller earned a par on seven of the front nine holes at The Jewel and 11 even holes overall. She also earned a birdie on the par-four 12th hole that stretched 328 yards.

Braun-y Tough...Senior captain Regan Braun would celebrate her birthday on the course with MSUM last week, seeing a strong improvement throughout the tournament. After carding a 96 in the first round, Braun would shave six strokes off for a 90 on Tuesday. Braun had five even holes in her round, including a pair of par-five holes that held a combined yardage of 877.

Birdie Watch...In total, MSUM tallied nine birdies across 36 holes at The Jewel Invitational. Miller had three for the Dragons, including her one-under marks on Tuesday. Adi Houkom would also score three birdies at the tournament, beginning with a birdie on the par-five 18^th hole. Tuesday saw Houkom circle one-under marks on the par-five first hole that spanned a massive 510 yards. The West Fargo, N.D., product also collected a birdie on the par-three seventh hole at The Jewel. Aspen Beyer collected a birdie on the par-four 10^th hole at The Jewel that stretched 333 yards on Monday. Kamryn Wesloh had one-under marks on the par-four 13^th and par-three 15^th holes at The Jewel during Monday's round. 

The Course...Marshall Golf Club is a par-72 course that stretches 6,601 total yards. The course holds eight par-fours, five par-fives as well as five of par-three holes. Moorhead has seen success at Marshall Golf Club, registering a 695 36-hole score at the course a season ago. This included a first-round 339, which was the second-best 18 hole score of the 2025-26 season. The season prior, MSUM shot a 671 through 36 holes, including a season-low 330 in round two. 

Preseason Buzz...Minnesota State Moorhead was selected to finish 11th in the NSIC preseason coaches' index while transfer Sydney Miller was noted as the Dragon 'player to watch'. Moorhead earned their position in the poll thanks to 47 points. Wayne State topped the rankings with 178 points and 11 first-place votes. Minnesota State would earn the other three first-place nods, finishing second in the poll. At last season's NSIC Championships, MSUM finished in 12th place with a school record 54-hole score of 1066. At the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, Moorhead had finished the year with a school record season stroke average of 355.1. 

Coach Speak..."I'm thrilled to get rolling with this group. The team set many program records the past two seasons and I'm eager to get working with them. They are a great group of ladies who are fun to work with," said head coach Brock Ellingson, who enters his fourth season this fall. "They impress me every day and we are excited to compete as a team. Resilience is our motto for the 2026-2027 campaign, Roll Drags!"

Brock Ellingson is in his fourth season as MSUM's head golf coach.