COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Junior Danielle Lemek (Doniphan, Neb./Doniphan-Trumbull) extended her streak to 15 consecutive sub-80 rounds with a two-over par 74 to tie for 14th in the individual standings and the Bradley women's golf team took ninth at the Johnie Imes Invitational Tuesday.
Lemek's final round 74 was her 15th consecutive round in the 70's or better and fifth straight round of 74 or lower. She was even par for the tournament (216) to tie for 14th in the field and pace the Braves. Her 15 consecutive sub-80 rounds is the fourth longest streak in program history and one short of her longest streak set as a freshman in 2012-13.
The top MVC finisher in the field, Lemek finished two shots out of a tie for eighth and eight shots back of individual medalist Connie Jaffrey of Kansas State, who shot an eight-under par 208.
Freshman Ally Scaccia (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) followed up a season-best second-round 70 with a 79 at the par-72 Club at Old Hawthorne and was nine shots behind Lemek in a tie for 35th at 225. Junior Jenna Roadley (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Sturgeon Heights) challenged Lemek for low round of the day for Bradley, finishing out play with a 75. Roadley tied for 38th (226) overall.
Freshman Grace Henderson (Peachtree Corners, Ga./Blessed Trinity) tied her lowest round of the year with a second straight 78 and went on to earn a share of 63rd (235). Sophomore Paige Jordan (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) rounded out the team scoring in a tie for 80th at 248, after matching Henderson's 78 in the final round.
Tournament-host Missouri ran away with the team title with an impressive 18-under par 846 to top second-place Kansas State (850) by four shots. Middle Tennessee State and Florida International tied for third at 862 and Arkansas-Little Rock was fifth overall 874.
Coastal Carolina took sixth in the standings (876) and was followed by South Florida (7th - 892) and Wichita State (8th - 896). Bradley was five shots back of the Shockers in ninth (901) after firing a third-round 305. The Braves were 10 shots better than I-74 rival Illinois State and UMKC, who tied for 10th at 911. Southern Illinois was 12th (915), while the rest of the field consisted of Florida Gulf Coast (13th - 917), Oklahoma City (14th - 936) and Redlands (15th – 951), respectively.
The Bradley women's golf team returns to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Cincinnati Fall Invitational in Maineville, Ohio
