The UM-St. Louis women's golf team has been playing well of late, racking up two top-five finishes the past two weekends. The team placed third in both the St. Francis Invitational and the McKendree Invitational.
UM-St. Louis golfer Lauren Glenn, senior, was able to capture the individual crown at the St. Francis Invitational with a 77 on the second day of the tournament. Glenn shot a 41 on the front nine, and had a tournament best 36 on the back nine, shooting three strokes better than any other player in the field on the back nine. It was the second individual tournament win of the year for Glenn, having won the honor at UM-St. Louis Fall Invitational back in September. "As a senior it's important to me that we're playing so well as a team right now and it's exciting that I personally am playing well because it's important for me to end my career here on a good note," Glenn said.
As a team the Riverwomen shot a 346, which was 10 strokes back of the lead. Donna Lehmuth also had an impressive showing finishing in fourth place with an 82. Ashley Vincent and Nichole Voss shot a 93 and 94, respectively. Both Whitney Novack and Shannon Vallowe finished with a 96. Melissa Mezel shot a 98.
The tournament that the team was able to put it all together, however, was this past weekend at the McKendree Invitational. As a team the Riverwomen shot a 329 on the first day of the tournament, besting their previous team low score of 342 by 13 strokes. The squad stayed hot on the second day of the tournament shooting a 335 and finishing third as a team just two strokes behind champion William Woods. "This was a great tournament and may prove to be a turning point in our season. Everyone stepped up and played well," head coach James Earle said.
Donna Lehmuth and Lauren Glenn were once again the stars for the team. Lehmuth shot a tournament best 76 on the first day and followed that up with an 82 in the second round, finishing the tournament tied for second place. Consistency paid off for Glenn as she shot 78's on both days and ended up tied for the lead, but ended up losing in a one hole playoff.
"Lauren Glenn keeps elevating her game and there really is no limit to what she can accomplish," Coach Earle said, "And Donna keeps improving and has shown that she can win any tournament at any time.
Of the other golfers Ashley Vincent had a two-day total of 176. Nichole Voss shot a personal best 84 on the second day to go along with her first round 91. Shannon Vallowe and Melissa Mezel shot two-day totals of 190 and 183, respectively. Whitney Novack was also able to obtain a personal best score, shooting an 87 in the second round after shooting a 94 in the first round.
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