THE RUNDOWN
In inspiring fashion, the DBU Women's Golf Team has secured their third National Title after prevailing 4-1 over No. 20 Central Missouri in the championship match. The Patriots came into the tournament ranked No. 4 in the nation, then bested the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in Friday's rounds to secure their spot in the final match. The Jennies earned the first point of the day, but DBU seized the final four points to take the trophy. 

Ella Cheek opened day five of the NCAA DII Championship with a match against UCM's Mia Rallo. Cheek was in control for the majority of the match until Rallo tied the match on the 17th hole, then birdied the last to give the Jennie's their first point. Sidney Robertson's match versus Maya McVey fell in her favor after trailing for the entire first nine. Robertson finally gained control of the match on the 11th hole and went on to birdie three of her last eight holes to shoot 69 (-3) and win the match by three. Madison Ude represented the Patriots in match three against Nicole Rallo, where she never trailed. Ude held the lead consistently after hole four, finishing the day two-up on Rallo thanks to a one-under 71. At this point, the Patriots were ahead 2-1 with Gracie Grant's match coming up. Grant and Kiki Bruner's match stayed close all day, and was even tied on hole 15. Grant was able to finish one-up on Bruner to secure DBU's third and winning point. Match five, Jordan Karrh's match, was just the cherry on top for the Patriots. She finished eight up on UCM's Libby Green to give DBU A 4-1 win over the Jennies. 

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 

• This marks DBU's third National Title in five years, with trophies coming in 2021, 2023, and 2025.  

• In the last 10 years of competing in the NCAA Tournament, DBU has three titles (2021, 2023, 2025), one semifinal finish (2024), and two quarterfinal finishes (2022, 2019). In the years 2016-2018, there was no matchplay portion of the tournament, but DBU finished 6th in 2016, 2nd in 2017, and 3rd in 2018. The 2020 postseason was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  

• Fifth-year senior Jordan Karrh and senior Eryn Garza (SUB) are the only Patriots who competed on the 2023 NCAA Championship team. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

68 - Madison Ude posted the Patriot Low in the quarterfinal match, finding an eagle and three birdies on the day.  

-24 – DBU was 24-under on the par fives in medal matchplay, which was 14-strokes better than the next best team, CSUSM, who was 10-under.  

1- Sidney Robertson led the team in par-four and par-five play, finishing medal matchplay at four-under for the par fours and nine-under for the par fives.  

44- Jordan Karrh topped the medal matchplay field with 44 pars, finishing with eight more than Gracie Grant, who was second.

A YEAR IN REVIEW 
In the 2024-2025 season, DBU earned four first-place finishes and four second-place finishes. They opened the season with a second-place finish at the Green Wave Classic where Ella Cheek placed second. At the DBU Classic, they finished first, and Ella Cheek gathered her second collegiate title with a five-stroke win. Next, DBU finished fourth at the West Regional Preview, then second at the National Preview and Rollins Legends Invitational. Jordan Karrh finished third at the National preview, helping the team break the standing 54-hole program record (33-under).  

To open the spring semester, DBU placed first at the Southern Invite, followed by a fifth-place finish at the Lady Moc Classic. At the Patriot Invitational, DBU was first, and Gracie Grant placed second, then DBU rounded out the regular season with a third-place finish at the Lynn Invite. There, fifth-year senior Jordan Karrh earned her fifth career win by one stroke.  

In the postseason, DBU finished in fourth place at the LSC Tournament strokeplay portion, then went on to best St. Mary's in the championship match, which ended in a playoff. At the West Regional, the Patriots finished runners-up, and they are now the 2025 National Champions.  

The Patriots graduate three seniors, including Jordan Karrh, Eryn Garza, and Brandee Fleming.