BY AARON FERGUSON
for the Scout
Sophomore Danielle Lemek’s winning ways continued this weekend as she now holds the Bradley golf record with five career wins.
Lemek powered the way for the Braves at the Indiana State Invitational shooting a two-round score of 146. Lemek’s win also breaks a school season record with her eighth top-10 finish of the year. She also earned Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Golfer of the Week for seventh time in 2013-2014.
“[Danielle] is the complete package,” Coach Mary Swanson said. “She is a hard worker, she’s passionate, a competitor and a great teammate.”
Sophomore Allison Walsh had her best finish of the spring with a two-round score of 160, which would place her in a tie for 20th. Sophomore Jenna Roadley finished two strikes behind Walsh in a tie for 27th. Junior Kat Mangieri finished with a 176 and tied for 50th.
Bradley finished in tie for sixth at Indiana State.
“We want to focus this week and be as sharp as we can,” Lemek said. “We want to be that dream team.”
Bradley will host the MVC tournament at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Ill. on April 20-22.
Following a fifth-place finish at the Bluegrass Invitational, Bradley’s men’s team is also heading into their final tournament of the season.
Junior Danny Masrin led the way for the Braves, shooting a three-round score of 218 and earning a tie for 12th. Masrin shot a spring-best 69 in the final round of the tournament.
Senior Kyle Gunther finished a shot behind Masrin with a 219 to tie for 16th. Junior Seth Trolia was three shots out of a top-20 finish with a 224 to tie for 27th. Senior Daniel Young shot a 230 to tie for 58th, and freshman Bobby Jacobs shot a 233 to tie for 65th.
Coach Jeff Roche was happy with the way the team played against tough competition.
“Everybody just kept fighting hard, and they were rewarded,” Roche said.
The NCAA has the teams that finished in the top three at the invitational in the national top 100, according to golfstat.com. Bradley, who is ranked 205, finished ahead of Northern Kentucky and Lipscomb in the invitational, even though those two teams are ranked higher than them.
Masrin said that the Braves are confident coming off a successful weekend in Kentucky. They have two weeks before returning to action for their final tournament of the season.
“We believe that we have the ability to win the tournament,” Masrin said. “This is the year for us, we have a strong team.”
The Braves will host the MVC Tournament at TPC Deere Run near Moline, Ill. on April 28-29.
