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Hodges Paces Men’s Golf To Eighth-Place Finish At Murray State

BradleyBraves.com

Men's Golf 4/6/2021 3:11:00 PM

DICKERSON, Tenn. – Jalen Hodges matched the low round of his Bradley career with a two-under 70 in the final round of the Murray State Invitational Tuesday to help the Braves to an eighth-place finish in the 15-team field.

Hodges helped Bradley card its lowest round of the tournament on the final day of action at the par-72 Greystone Golf Club with the Braves posting a 294. Bradley finished eighth in the field at 22-over 886 for the team's lowest 54-hole team score since an 880 at the Flyer Invitational in October 2018.

Belmont hung on to claim the team title at 20-under par 844 with the Bruins paced by individual medalist Evan Davis (15-under par). UT Martin finished three shots back in second at 847, while Southern Illinois took third (854). Bradley (886) was seven shots out of a tie for sixth between Bellarmine and tournament-host Murray State at 879 and the Braves had a 12-stroke edge on Eastern Illinois and John A. Logan, who tied for ninth overall 898.

Hodges earned his third top-20 finish of the year, earning a share of 18^th overall 217 with his final round 70 matching the low round of his career set in the first round of last month's Twin Oaks Intercollegiate.

Josh Kirkham was five shots back of Hodges in a tie for 31^st (222) after a final round 74. Sophomore Roy Radke's 78 on Tuesday helped him finish in a tie for 48^th overall at 225.

Brady Kreiter and senior Alex Ciaramitaro each carded 75's on the final day to round out the scoring for the Braves. Kreiter's 75 came a day after firing a career-best 74 in Monday's second round, as he tied for 57^th overall at 229, while Ciaramitaro tied for 60^th (230) in the individual standings.

Bradley returns to action next week, playing in the Flyer Invitational April 12 & 13 at the NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, in the team's final tournament before the Missouri Valley Conference Championship later this month.

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