Aces come home in fifth place
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Senior Caitlin O’Donnell picked up the top finish for the University of Evansville women’s golf team while sophomore Mallory Russell had the low round of the day to complete the Charles Braun Intercollegiate at Oak Meadow Country Club.
O’Donnell finished the Purple Aces’ home event with an 80 in the final round. Her final tally of 158 was good for a 10th place tie in the final standings after fin9ishing the first 18 holes with a 78. The low score for the final 18 on the UE squad belonged to Mallory Russell. After shooting an 82 in the first round, Russell lowered her tally by four strokes on her way to a 160. She finished in 16th.
After finishing the first 18 holes in a tie, the duo of Alissa McMinn and Allison Enchelmayer did the same on Tuesday. Both fired off rounds of 83 to begin the tournament before carding scores of 81 on Tuesday. Both finished with a 164. Joining them in a tie for 21st was Carly Frazier. She registered an 85 in the final 18 to tie her teammates.
Magdalena Borisova was UE’s top individual finisher. She tied for 37th in her first college tournament with a 171. After carding an 86 to open play, she lowered her final on Tuesday by one to an 85. Taylor Keating was seven spots behind her with a 184. Her scores checked in at 91 and 93.
Evansville took 5th place in the final team standings with a score of 642. The Aces completed the tournament t just one behind UIC and Western Michigan, who tied for third place. Green Bay took the team championship with a 618, cruising to an 11-stroke win over IUPUI.
Three players tied for the individual win with Ashley Kulka (Green Bay), Shelby Busker (IUPUI) and Alissa Fish (Western Michigan) each completing the two rounds with a 154.  After two playoff holes, Kulka took the championship. All three of the individuals who tied for the top spot began the playoff on hole #1, parring the hole (4 strokes). The second hole in the playoff was #18. Kulka earned another par of four while Shelby Busker and Alissa Fish each had a bogey.
The fall season comes to a close in Greensboro, N.C. when the Aces take part in the Grandover Invitational. UE’s final tournament of the fall takes place on November 1-2.
