The University of Northern Iowa mens golf team fell from a tie for sixth place after the first two rounds to finish in ninth place overall after the third round at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Tuesday. Led by Kyle Driscolls final round 73 (+1), the Panthers couldnt recover from a slow start.
With his team-best 73, Driscoll managed to finish in a tie for 10th place overall on the individual leaderboard. He also managed rounds of 75 and 76 in the first two days.
Following Driscoll on the scorecard for UNI was Braden Gaal, who was tied with Driscoll heading into the Drake University sweeping Creighton University on Thursday, the Panthers have a chance at the MVC regular season title. Currently, UNI is one game behind both Creighton and Drake with a three-game series looming against the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday. Creighton plays Wichita State University over the weekend.
The Panthers took the field against the Iowa State University Cyclones May 2 in a game that was postponed earlier this season due to rain. A final score for the game was unavailable at press time.
