The Eastern women’s golf team finished ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at the Shoals in Muscle Shoals, Ala., over the past three days.

Eastern finished with a score of 1026 to finish second to last, with its best score coming on the first day of the tournament with a 331.

Over the next two days, the Panthers shot a 342 and a 353, finishing 40 strokes ahead of last place Tennessee State.

Elyse Banovic finished the highest for the Panthers, which she tied for 33rd overall with a score of 249.

Banovic’s best day came in the first round of the tournament when she shot a 5-over 77, but faltered during the final two rounds shooting an 83 and an 89.

Tiffany Wolf finished the tournament one stroke behind Banovic, shooting an 82, 83 and 85 over three rounds.

Lexi Hammerton finished in the top 40 with a score of 255 and shot her best round in the first day of the tournament with a 10-over 82.

Emily Fitzgerald was unable to finish the tournament, as she withdrew in the last round.

Murray State took the team title with a score of 915, finishing two strokes ahead of runner-up Eastern Kentucky.

Individual medalist Delaney Howson, who shot a 4-under 212 for the tournament, led the Racers.

Howson shot a 71, 68 and a 73 in her three rounds and led all the individuals with 13 birdies.

Howson also led the individuals with par-3 scoring and par-4 scoring.

The Colonels had a lead after the first two days over the Racers, but fell short of the title, shooting a 318 in the final round.

Eastern Kentucky was led by Anna Gleixner who shot even-par-72 in the first round, a 1-over 73 and then shot an 8-over 80 in the final round.

Gleixner was the runner-up for the individualists finishing with a 226.

The former champion Jacksonville State finished in third place with a team score of 923.

The Gamecocks’ Anne Kathrin Albrecht, who finished third among the individuals, was the only golfer to eagle a hole, which was the par-5 498-yard hole.

Albrecht led all the individuals with a par-5 scoring of 2-under.

The Colonels’ Sofie Levin and Morehead State’s Melania Bajo Geijo rounded out the top five for the tournament.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.