LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Junior Danielle Lemek (Doniphan, Neb./Doniphan-Trumbull) shot a three-under par 69 for the second consecutive round to claim medalist honors at the Cardinal Cup and the Bradley women's golf team moved into eighth in the final team standings Tuesday.
Lemek, who started the day tied for third, matched her season-best from Monday afternoon with a three-under par 69 in the final round at the par-72 University of Louisville Golf Course and won top individual honors by an impressive four strokes with a 54-hole score of 213. The 213 is one shot off her school-record 54-hole total of 212 shot last year as she earned medalist honors for the seventh time in her career. Lemek fired four of her eight birdies during the final round to top second-place finisher Michaela Fletcher of Memphis (217) by four shots.
Bradley started Tuesday's final round ninth in the 17-team field, but carded a 311 to overtake Ball State for eighth in the final team standings. The Braves finished with a score of 921 to finish nine shots back of a tie for sixth between Louisville-Red and Chattanooga, who each shot 912.
Freshman Ally Scaccia (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) was the only other Brave to shoot in the 70's on the last day of play, turning in a 79 to tie for 39th at 232. Junior Jenna Roadley (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Sturgeon Heights) was one shot behind Scaccia in a tie for 42nd (233) after she shot an 81 Tuesday and sophomore Paige Jordan (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) rounded out the team scoring for the Braves in 80th (244) after carding a third-round 82.
Tournament-host Louisville shot the lowest round of the day at 295 and claimed the team title by six strokes with a total of 888. Memphis was second in the team standings at 894 and Kennesaw State was nine shots back in third (897). James Madison claimed fourth in the team standings (901) with Middle Tennessee State following in fifth at 904.
Chattanooga and Louisville's Red squad tied for sixth (912), nine shots ahead of eighth-place Bradley (921). The Braves edged Ball State (9th - 923) by two strokes and were eight shots better than 10th-place finisher Murray State (929). Illinois State tied with Northern Illinois for 11th (936) in the team standings, with Cincinnati (13th - 938), Akron (14th - 946), Georgia State (15th - 958), Tennessee Tech (16th - 962) and Richmond (17th - 982) completing the field, respectively.
Bradley returns to action Sept. 29 & 30 at the Johnie Imes Invitational in Columbia, Mo.
