Caseyville, Ill. -
Jenna Clark is tied for fifth place overall and has helped the Maryville women's golf team to second place after 36 holes at the McKendree Bearcat Dual Gender Tournament at Far Oaks Golf Course in Caseyville, Ill. The Saints posted team scores of 322-310=632 and trail first-place Rockhurst by 14 shots with one more round to play Tuesday morning.
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Clark posted rounds of 77-79=156 and sits just three strokes out of first place in the medalist standings. She carded six birdies on the day to lead a parade of Saints near the top 10.
Ivy Lai and
Effie Perakis both are one shot back of Clark at 157 and tied for seventh place. Lai recorded two birdies in each of her rounds while shooting 79-78. Perakis opened with an 83 but shot the team's best score of the day with a 74 in the second round that featured three birdies.
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Maggie King carded scores of 83-79=162 and is in 11th place.
Sydney McCord came home after rounds of 89-83=172 and is tied for 20th overall.
Chloe Davidson, playing as an individual, shot a total of 175, which included an 82 in the second round.
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Rockhurst is atop the team leaderboard at 618, while the Saints are 15 shots ahead of third-place McKendree. Waritsara Rungrojanaluk from McKendree and Emma Mullendore of Rockhurst are tied for medalist honors after two rounds at 153.
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