University of Southern Indiana women’s golf freshman Grace Davis (Valparaiso, Indiana) broke the 36-hole tournament record with a two-under 142 (72-70) to take home top honors in the Screaming Eagle Golf Classic at Cambridge Golf Club in Evansville, Indiana.
Davis, playing as an individual, won the tournament by one stroke over Stefaniya Ivanova of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She was tied for the lead after the first round with teammate Taylor Howerton (Evansville, Indiana) before shooting a final round 70 (-2) to claim first-place.
One-over on the front nine through six holes, Davis eagled the par-5 seventh to go to one-under. She followed up with two birdies and a bogey on the back nine to shoot a 35 (-1) on each side.
Also placing in the top-10 for the Screaming Eagles was Howerton in fifth (72-74-146); senior Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana) was tied for sixth (74-75-149); and sophomore Paige Ellerbusch (Belknap, Illinois) was tied for eighth (78-72-150).  Freshman Abbey Leighty (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) placed 17th with a 157 (77-80).
As a team, the Eagles came in second-place behind UMSL, shooting a 26-over 602 (301-301).
UMSL shot a five-over 581 after carding a two-under 286 throughout the final 18 holes. The 581 broke the 36-hole tournament record, while the 286 was a single round tournament record.
USI returns to the course September 24-25 when it travels to Allendale, Michigan, for the Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational.
Team Scores
- University of Missouri-St. Louis           295         286        581         +5
- University of Southern Indiana            301         301        602         +26
- Lewis University                                      309         305        614        +38
- Rend Lake College                                  321         315        636        +60
- Bellarmine University                            337         328        665        +89
- Christian Brothers University               346         350        696        +120
USI Scores
Screaming Eagle Golf Classic
Cambridge — Evansville, IN
Par 72, 5862 yards — 6 teams, 42 players
Southern Indiana | 301 | 301 | Â Â 602 | Â Â Â +26 | Â Â 2nd |
Davis, Grace# | 72 | 70 | Â Â 142 | Â Â -2 | Â Â 1st |
Howerton, Taylor | 72 | 74 | Â Â 146 | Â Â +2 | Â Â 5th |
Koester, Allison | 72 | 75 | Â Â 147 | Â Â +3 | Â Â t-6th |
Ellerbusch, Paige | 78 | 72 | Â Â 150 | Â Â +6 | Â Â 17th |
Leighty, Abbey | 77 | 80 | Â Â 157 | Â Â +13 | Â Â t-8th |
Bumpus, Holly | 80 | 82 | Â Â 162 | Â Â +18 | Â Â 23rd |
Jacobsen, Kori# | 84 | 86 | Â Â 170 | Â Â +26 | Â Â t-30th |
Zehner, Abbey# | 84 | 86 | Â Â 170 | Â Â +26 | Â Â t-30th |
# Indicates individual player