The Mississippi State women’s golf team returns to Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi, to host its annual home tournament, The Ally, opening play on Monday, hailstate.com reported. The three-day, 54-hole event features a field competing on the par-72, 6,428-yard course.
Florida Leads Field of Top Ranked Programs
Indiana University Athletics noted that Florida enters the tournament as the fourth-ranked team in the final 2025-26 college golf ranking. The field also includes Oklahoma State at No. 13, Vanderbilt at No. 15, host Mississippi State at No. 22, Ole Miss at No. 23, Kentucky at No. 35, Virginia Tech at No. 37, and TCU at No. 42 closing inside the top 50 of the Scoreboard rankings, while Indiana finished at No. 44 (iuhoosiers.com). Ole Miss sports reported that the tournament field features five programs ranked inside the Women’s Golf Coaches Association top 25, adding No. 3 Florida, No. 19 Mississippi State, No. 21 Vanderbilt, and No. 25 Oklahoma State alongside No. 20 Ole Miss (olemisssports.com).
Mississippi State Replicates Championship Lineup
Mississippi State will replicate the exact lineup that secured the team title at the Mason Rudolph Championship, where all five team members finished inside the individual top 20 for the first time since 2024 (hailstate.com). Avery Weed leads the Bulldog lineup after capturing the individual title at the 2024 edition of The Ally, where she shot an 11-under 61 in the opening round to tie an NCAA record before winning at 9-under (hailstate.com). Samantha Whateley occupies the second spot following a T3 finish at 6-under par during last year’s home tournament alongside Weed (hailstate.com). Moa Stridh slots into the middle of the lineup for her first team appearance in the event after making her debut as an individual last season (hailstate.com). Junior transfer Alona Avery makes her first appearance at The Ally following two even-par rounds in her Bulldog debut at the Mason Rudolph Championship (hailstate.com), and Alicia Bellendir rounds out the five-player team after securing top-15 finishes in her first two collegiate starts, including a top-10 result at the Mason Rudolph event (hailstate.com). Ines Belchior, Harper Hinckley, Blondie Perrson Lidgren, and Lynn van der Sluijs will compete as individuals for Mississippi State (hailstate.com).
Visiting Lineups and Roster Details
Indiana’s traveling roster features Sheridan Clancy, Katie Poots, Saia Rampersaud, Harriet Lockley, and Cara Heisterkamp, with the Hoosiers paired alongside Oklahoma State and Ole Miss for the opening round with rolling tee times beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET (iuhoosiers.com). Ole Miss counters with Kajsalotta Svarvar, Mary Miller, Matilda Björkman, Lisa Herman, and Ebba Lundqvist (olemisssports.com). Svarvar opened the fall with a 71.50 stroke average and a T5 finish at the Boilermaker Classic, while Miller paces the Rebels with a 71.00 stroke average and second-team All-SEC honors in 2025-26 (olemisssports.com).
Live Scoring Available via Website and Social Media
Live scoring for The Ally is accessible at scoreboard.clippd.com, with official updates published on HailState.com and through social media channels under the handle @HailStateWG (hailstate.com). Indiana and Ole Miss fans can track respective team coverage through @IndianaWGolf and @OleMissWGolf (iuhoosiers.com, olemisssports.com).
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