KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sophomore Danielle Lemek (Doniphan, Neb./ Doniphan-Trumbull) fired a one-over par 73 to claim medalist honors and the Bradley women's golf team finished second in the final team standings at the UMKC Fall Invitational Tuesday.
Lemek started the day three shots back of Cassie Rushing of Southern Illinois at 147, but turned in the second lowest round of the day to lead the Braves at the par-72 Shoal Creek Golf Club. Her final round 73 coupled with Rushing's 78 on the final day put Lemek atop the individual leaderboard with a three-round total of 220, to tie the lowest 54-hole total of her collegiate career. Rushing was second in the individual standings at 222.
The medalist honors were the fourth for Lemek as a Brave as she tied Meghan LeBlanc's school record for career individual titles. LeBlanc won one title as a junior in 2004-05, before winning three individual crowns as a senior in 2005-06.
Bradley shot the lowest round of the day Tuesday and had three individuals finish in the top five in the individual standings. The squad's final round 303 wasn't enough to overcome a 17-shot lead by Missouri Valley Conference rival Southern Illinois, which claimed the team title with a score of 909. The Braves were 10 shots off the lead in second at 919.
Junior Thea Hedemann (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Walter Murray) and sophomore Allison Walsh (Mt. Prospect, Ill./Mt. Prospect) both turned in their first top-10 finishes of the year, tying for fifth overall at 229. Hedemann fired a three-over 75 in the final round for her sixth career top-10 showing. Walsh matched a season-best with a 76 and earned the second top-10 finish of her career.
Sophomore Jenna Roadley (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Sturgeon Heights) missed the top 20 by four shots, carding a final round 79 to finish at 241 to tie for 28th, while freshman Paige Jordan (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) closed out the team scoring for the Braves tied for 39th (251) after an 83 Tuesday. Junior Katarina Mangieri (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) was in the field as an individual and shot an 84 Tuesday to finish 43rd at 254.
Southern Illinois won the team title with a three-round total of 909 with Bradley following in second at 919. The Braves were eight shots better than tournament-host UMKC, which was third at 927 and had a 13 shot lead on fourth-place finisher Northern Illinois (932). South Dakota State rounded out the top five at 946 and MVC foe Drake was sixth (947). Nebraska-Omaha ended the day in seventh (961), while Cal State Bakersfield (8th - 1,001) and William Jewell (9th - 1,036) completed the field, respectively.
Bradley returns to action Oct. 14 & 15 at the Payne Stewart Memorial in Springfield, Mo.
