Women’s Golf Sixth After Day One At Redbird Invite

Daryl Wilson

Women's Golf 9/4/2016 8:55:00 PM

NORMAL, Ill. – Four Braves turned in career-best rounds during the opening day of the 2016-17 season and the Bradley women's golf team is sixth in the 14-team field at the Redbird Invitational after 36 holes Sunday at the par-72 Wiebring Golf Club.

Bradley was tied for eighth in the team standings after an opening round 310, but a second-round 299, which tied for the 19^th lowest round in school history, helped the Braves move into sixth in the 14-team field at the end of the day. Redbird Invitational Day One Results

Sophomore Frankie Saban (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) is the leader in the clubhouse for Bradley and is tied for 10^th at 149, nine shots off the lead. Saban carded the lowest opening round of the day for the Braves with a career-best three over 75 and was one shot better in the afternoon with a two-over 74.

Fellow sophomore Chloe Horton (Coral Gables, Fla./Ransom Everglades) had the day's best score among the Bradley participants with a career-best 72 in the afternoon. Horton had a 78 in the first round and is one shot behind Saban in 15th (150).

Junior Ally Scaccia (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) is one shot out of the top 20 in a tie for 21^st at 152, turning in rounds of 78 and 74. Freshman Taylor Ledwein (New Prague, Minn./New Prague) was strong in her debut with a pair of 79's to close Sunday's action tied for 49^th at 158. Junior Grace Henderson (Peachtree Corners, Ga./Blessed Trinity) rounded out the team scoring for the Braves in a tie for 71st (163 – 82-81).

The Braves also had four individuals in the field, paced by freshman Megan Medinger (Moline, Ill./Moline). Medinger is tied for 16^th individually at 151, firing rounds of 78 and 73 in her first two collegiate rounds.

Sophomore Brooke Thompson (Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City) shot a career-best 78 in the first round of the season and is tied for 45^th (157), while sophomore Sydney Shaw (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) is two shots back in a tie for 52^nd (159) after a career-best 77 to open the year. Junior Lexi Hammerton (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap/Rend Lake) also made her Bradley debut and is tied for 63^rd at 161.

Boston College and in-state foe Northern Illinois are tied for the team lead with 36-hole scores of 597. Florida Gulf Coast is second in the team standings at 599 and Butler is fourth overall at 604. Tournament-host Illinois State sits in fifth at 607, two shots ahead of sixth-place Bradley (609).

The Braves hold a four-shot edge on seventh-place Southern Illinois (613) and 12-shot advantage on eighth-place Ball State (621). Bowling Green and Western Illinois enter the final round tied for ninth at 623, with Drake (11^th – 624), Ohio (12^th – 625), Evansville (13^th – 626) and Loyola (14^th – 629) completing the field.

The final round of the Redbird Invitational is scheduled to tee off Monday at 8:30 a.m.

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