UE records second-best MVC finish

 

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.

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.

Doubleheader set for 12 p.m. ET first pitch

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Five road games over the next five days awaits the University of Evansville softball team, who opens the week at Indiana State on Wednesday in Terre Haute.  Wednesday’s doubleheader is set for a 12 p.m. ET start and both games will be carried on ESPN+.

 

Last Time Out

– Evansville faced Missouri State in a 3-game series at Cooper Stadium last weekend with the Bears earning the sweep

– MSU took both ends of Friday’s doubleheader by scores of 8-2 and 4-1 before taking the finale by a 7-1 final

– Highlighting the weekend for the Purple Aces was Marah Wood, who went 4-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI

– Wood’s home rune both came in Friday’s series opener

– Jessica Fehr wrapped up the series going 3-for-3 from the plate in the finale

Back On Track

– Saturday’s series finale against Missouri State saw Jessica Fehr snap out of an 0-for-15 drought by going a perfect 3-for-3

– Fehr continues to lead the Aces with a .310 batting average and 25 runs scored

– She has recorded a hit in 17 of the last 26 games

– The senior is fourth in the MVC with 21 walks while ranking in a tie for 8th in the league with 25 runs scored; she has scored 20 times in the last 28 games

– Her double in the 7th inning in the opener at Loyola proved to be the game winner and prior to that, she had three hits in six at-bats in the doubleheader sweep over Drake and recorded a hit two of the three games versus UNI

Power Play

– Marah Wood blasted two home runs in the series opener against Missouri State and holds the team lead with seven homers and 22 RBI

– She has hit three home runs in the last six games and has picked up at least one hit in 20 of her last 28 contests

– For the season, Wood is batting .287 with seven homers and 22 RBI and is tied for second in the MVC with 11 doubles, ranks 6th with her seven home runs and is 9th in the league with a season slugging percentage of .583

– The sophomore scored six runs at the UE Softball Invitational including two in the wins over Green Bay and Morehead State before belting her third home run of the year to add some insurance in the 2-0 triumph over Creighton

Raising Her Level

– Through the opening 15 games of the MVC slate, senior Mackenzie McFeron leads the team with a .308 batting average and has a hit in six of her last eight games

– Her efforts in conference have seen her season average rise to .274

– She had the first 3-hit game of her career in the April 10 finale at Illinois State

– McFeron has 11 RBI in her career with eight of them coming in 2022

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – Day two of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship saw Mallory Russell continued to pace the University of Evansville women’s golf team.  Russell shot a team-low 79 in Monday’s round at Greenbriar Hills Country Club.

 

Russell’s tally stands at 152 strokes following two rounds of play.  She ranks in 8^th place.  Second for the Purple Aces is Alyssa McMinn.  Following an opening-round score of 76, McMinn carded an 82 in round two.  She has a 158, which is tied for 17^th.

Allison Enchelmayer is next for UE.  After posting a 78 to open the championship, Enchelmayer scored an 83 in the second 18.  She has a 161, which is tied for 28^th.  Caitlin O’Donnell wrapped up the day with an 85 while Magdalena Borisova registered an 87.  O’Donnell has a 2-round total of 167 while Borisova checks in with a 169.  They rank in 40^th and a tie for 42^nd, respectively.

Leading the team standings entering the final day is Illinois State.  The Redbirds posted a 296 on Monday and stand at 604 strokes through 36 holes.  They are seven ahead of Missouri State and 21 in front of Drake.  UE is in 7^th with a 638 and are five behind Bradley.  Kehler Koss of the Redbirds leads the individuals with a 148.  She scored a 71 on Monday and leads the field by one stroke.

On Tuesday, the final 18 holes will be played.