Mercer University
Johnie Imes Invitational
Women's Golf Finishes 13th at Johnie Imes Invitational
9/29/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mercer University women's golf team recorded its top round of the 2015 season, carding a 4-over-par 292 on the final day of the Johnie Imes Invitational at The Club at Old Hawthorne on Tuesday.
MERCER LINEUP RESULTS
|
NAME |
ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 |
ROUND 3 |
TOTAL SCORE |
PLACE |
|
71 (-1) |
69 (-3) |
71 (-1) |
211 (-5) |
5th |
|
|
70 (-2) |
76 (+4) |
71 (-1) |
217 (+1) |
20th |
|
|
81 (+9) |
85 (+13) |
72 (E) |
238 (+22) |
82nd |
|
|
81 (+9) |
77 (+5) |
86 (+14) |
244 (+28) |
92nd |
|
|
88 (+18) |
81 (+9) |
78 (+6) |
247 (+31) |
94th |
|
|
TEAM TOTALS |
303 (+15) |
303 (+15) |
292 (+4) |
898 (+34) |
13th |
MERCER SPOTLIGHT
For the first time this season, Mercer had three individuals record scores of par or better in the same round. Janiga and Schanen continued their impressive performances this week with a pair of 1-under 71 scores while Hanna had her best score of the event with an even-par 72. Janiga finished at least one shot under par in all three rounds en route to a 5-under total of 211 and a Top-5 finish. Schanen closed the tournament with three round tally of 217 (1-over) while Hanna moved up 11 spots with her strong finish.
THE BEARS IN THE TEAM STANDINGS
Mercer's top score of the year helped the team move up two spots on the team leaderboard and into 13th place with a three round total of 898. Host Missouri claimed the team title with a 39-under 825, while Middle Tennessee State finished second.
COACH DRINKARD'S TAKE
"It was fun to see the team step up today and finish strong. You can really see each player improve in areas that I have challenged them to get better. Their drive to compete is very evident and I'm looking forward to our next tournament at UNCG."
MERCER NOTABLES
- Janiga lowered her Southern Conference-leading stroke average to 71.33 with her second straight Top-10 finish. The freshman had four birdies in the final round to push her team-high tally to 12 for the tournament.
- Schanen wrapped up her best collegiate tournament, finishing just 1-over-par for the week en route to her second Top-20 placing of the year.
- Mercer ranked 10th among the 18-team field with 159 holes of par, while tallying 30 birdies on the week.
- The Bears averaged 3.22 strokes on par-3 holes, while posting average scores of 4.29 (par-4) and 5.35 (par-5) on Monday.
JANIGA ON ANOTHER TOP-1O FINISH
"This weekend our team showed me that we can get through some tough holes a lot easier with the support of each other. I don't think I would've played the way I did without my team's support."
SCHANEN ON ANOTHER STRONG TOURNAMENT
"It felt good getting two rounds under-par at this tournament.In the past I really struggled with my distance wedges and since coming to Mercer I have made tremendous progress and it really showed. I loved how supportive my teammates were of each other which made the round a little more enjoyable. There were a lot of positives to take from this tournament and I'm very excited for what the future holds."
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