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Women’s Golf Takes Seventh At Johnie Imes Invitational

Barathwaj Rudraboina

Johnie Imes Invitational Final Results

Women's Golf 10/3/2017 8:25:00 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A balanced team effort helped the Bradley women's golf team to a seventh-place finish in the 14-team field at Johnie Imes Invitational as the Braves posted the third-best 54-hole score in program history.

Four of Bradley's five individuals fired two-over par 74's in the final round at the par-72 Club at Old Hawthorne to help the Braves shoot an eight-over par 296 in Tuesday's final round on the heels of a second-round 302 to start the day. Bradley finished seventh overall in the field at 31-over 895 for the third-lowest three-round total in school history. The final round 296 tied for the 20^th best team round at Bradley.

The top finisher among the three Missouri Valley Conference schools in the tournament, Bradley finished three shots ahead of eighth-place Florida Gulf Coast (898) and 10 strokes back of sixth-place Mercer (885). The Johnie Imes Invitational featured five teams ranked in the laterst Golfweek.com top 100.

Senior Ally Scaccia was Bradley's top individual finisher at seven-over 223, carding rounds of 75 and 74 during Tuesday's action. Scaccia extended her streak of consecutive sub-80 rounds to 10 and now has 78 career rounds in the 70's or better.

Juniors Frankie Saban and Brooke Thompson were both one shot behind Scaccia in a tie for 29^th at 224. Saban followed up a second-round 77 with a two-over 74 in the final round, while Thompson chased her second round 76 with a 74 of her own to wrap up the tournament.

Sophomore Taylor Ledwein fired scores of 74 and 77 on the final day as she pushed her streak of consecutive sub-80 rounds to 16 to match the fifth longest streak in program history. Ledwein tied for 48^th overall at 230.

Junior Chloe Horton rounded out the team scoring for the Braves in a tie for 55^th at 232, following up a second-round 82 with a two-over par 74.

The Bradley women's golf team continues the busiest week of the Fall schedule at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational in Lexington, Ky., Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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