KIRKWOOD, Mo. – History was made once again by the University of Evansville women's golf team, who earned their second-best Missouri Valley Conference Championship finish on Tuesday at Greenbriar Hills Country Club.

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Final Results

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As a team, the Purple Aces came home in 5^th place, marking the best finish outside of last year's championship run.  Evansville finished with a team score of 311 in the final round to pick up the top five finish. 
 
Leading the UE squad was Mallory Russell.  The sophomore capped off a tremendous championship showing with a score of 76.  Her 3-round tally of 228 earned her a tie for the 4^th position.  It was only three strokes off of the top spot.
 
Second for Evansville and tying for 19^th overall was Alyssa McMinn.  Her final round tally of 80 saw her record a top 20 finish with a score of 238.  Just two behind her was Allison Enchelmayer.  A 79 in round three gave her a 240 for the tournament and a tie for 23^rd.
 
Caitlin O'Donnell and Magdalena Borisova had their top round of the championship on Tuesday, each finishing with a 78 to help the Aces jump in the standings.  O'Donnell's effort in the final round gave her a 245, which tied for 33^rd.  Borisova's final tally checked in at 247, which was 37^th in the standings.
 
Kristen Giles of Drake was the medalist.  A 3-over 74 in round three saw her defeat Illinois State's Ali Schrock by one shot.  ISU took the top team honors with a 911.  They edged Missouri State by just one shot. 
 

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