ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The Drury Panthers finished in ninth place at the UMSL Invitational at the Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday. Drury finished 117-over-par in the 15-team field and was seven shots back of Davenport and Maryville for seventh. Grand Valley State won the tournament at 58-over-par, while Ferris State was 12 shots off the lead in second, and Illinois Wesleyan finished third at 76-over-par.
 
The Panthers were led by Shehna Akbary, who was tied for 13^th place at 18-over-par. The junior from Toronto, Ont., shot a five-over-par 76 in the final round after posting an 80 and 75 earlier in the tournament. Carmen Fletcher finished tied for 31^st at 32-over-par and Isabelle Thrall finished tied for 35^th, shooting 33-over-par. Grace Stafford finished tied for 46^th, shooting 39-over-par, while Abby Howard rounded out the scorers for Drury, placing 64^th at 49-over-par.

Olivia Stoll from Grand Valley State won the tournament after shooting a six-over-par, four shots better than second-place Tove Brunell from Missouri-St. Louis.
 
Drury will have an off week to prepare for post-season play at the GLVC Championships at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex in Smithville, Missouri, from April 21-23.
 
9   Drury 319 – 327 – 323 -- 969, +117
T13 Shehna Akbary (1) 80 – 75 – 76 – 231, +18
T31 Carmen Fletcher (3) 80 – 87 – 78 – 245, +32
T35 Isabelle Thrall (5) 81 – 82 – 83 – 246, +33
T46 Grace Stafford (4) 78 – 88 – 86 – 252, +39
64 Abby Howard (2) 88 – 83 – 91 – 262, +49
Drury Individual Scores
T70 Jacie Pattengill (Drury) 86 – 91 – 90 – 267, +54

 
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