COLUMBIA, Mo. – FIU women's golf standout Karissa Kilby (-2) finished runner-up with a 2-under-par 214 after Wednesday's final round at the Johnie Imes Invitational to notch a career-best finish and lead FIU to a sixth-place result out of 15 teams at the par-72, 6,264-yard Club at Old Hawthorne. Arlynn Spence (+10) also parred a tournament-best 42 of 54 holes en route to recording her career-best finish tied for 25^th to help pace the Panthers.
 
FIU (+35) tied for sixth with Cal Baptist with a total score of 899, while scoring wins over South Dakota, Bradley, Arkansas State, Illinois State, Wichita State, Missouri State and Drake.
 
Additionally, the Panthers finished third amongst the 15-team field in total pars (146) and par-4 scoring (+30).
 
Kilby led the 84-player field with 15 birdies en route to her first career runner-up finish, as the sophomore used a pair of strong back-nine performances over the opening 36 holes to record a 70 and 71 on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Kilby then added six birdies through the final 18 to card a 73 and secure the runner-up finish by three strokes.

The sophomore has finished under par in three of six rounds played this fall. 
 
Oral Roberts' Sarah Bell (-4) edged Kilby by just two strokes for low medalist honors, as host Missouri (+13) captured the team crown by 11 strokes over Lipscomb (+24), followed by NIU (+27) in third.
 
Spence, a sophomore from Lakeland, Fla., matched a 54-hole career low of 226 to notch her career-best finish - highlighted by a final-round 74, which included a birdie on No. 13, to conclude the Johnie Imes Invitational with her lowest round over the three-day span.
 
Junior Millburn Ho (+16) finished tied for 47^th with a total score of 232, followed by senior Jenna Chun (+17) tied for 52^nd with a score of 233.
 
Freshman Casey Yu (+19) rounded out the lineup tied for 62^nd with a score of 235, while marking one of six golfers amongst the field to record an eagle over the tournament's 54 holes.
 
UP NEXT
FIU prepares to host the 45^th Annual Pat Bradley Invitational in Bradenton, Fla., on Oct. 15-17. The Panthers then wrap the fall slate up at the Mercer Invitational on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 prior to spring action in 2023.
 
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