By: Ace Hunt
DANIELS, W. Va. — Renae Jaeger posted a final-round 77 Tuesday to earn a share of third place and lead the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College women's golf team at the River States Conference Fall Preview.
Jaeger entered the final round tied for fifth after opening with an 80 Monday at The Resort at Glade Springs. Her second-round 77 moved her two positions up the leaderboard and gave her a 36-hole total of 157.
The junior finished four strokes behind individual champion Anna Simpson of Midway, who carded rounds of 78 and 75 for a 153. Indiana East's Maddie Campbell placed second at 156 after firing the tournament's lowest round Tuesday with a 74.
Eva Mennonno provided SMWC's second-best finish, tying for 15th with a two-round score of 173. Mennonno opened with an 83 before completing the tournament with a 90.
Miriam Villavicencio placed 18th at 177 following rounds of 86 and 91.
Emily Vandall completed the Pomeroys' scoring lineup with rounds of 96 and 98 for a 194, finishing tied for 27th.
Lexi Demastus also represented SMWC and placed 35th with a 215 total.
The Pomeroys finished fifth in the six-team standings with a two-day score of 701. SMWC recorded a 345 during Monday's opening round before posting a 356 Tuesday.
Indiana East captured the team championship with a 640, including a tournament-low 313 in the final round. Indiana Kokomo placed second at 681, while IU Southeast moved into third at 692. Midway finished fourth at 695, six strokes ahead of SMWC.
SMWC returns to action Sunday and Monday at the Midwest Challenge, hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at the Country Club of Terre Haute.