LIVE RESULTS
 
MEDINAH, Ill. (SMU) SMU women's golf rallied to finish in second at the Illini Women's Invitational from Medinah Country Club.

"We put together a quality performance this week and know the best is still ahead of us," said fifth-year head coach Lauren Mason "Our ladies combined for 59 birdies but finished at -14 under par, showing tremendous resilience after a tough opening round."

"Despite facing some challenging conditions early in this mornings round the team hopped on the Birdie train in the last 12 holes to get back into contention. They showed a lot of grit by only carding 1 bogey and making 16 birdies to close the round out! "

"We'll take a couple of weeks to reset, refocus, and hit the books before closing out the fall at the Landfall Tradition," added Mason. "Grateful for our talented group, alumni, and supporters who continue to support us." 

 
SMU came into the day in a tie for fifth with LSU, a top 10 finisher in the country last season. They quickly dispatched of LSU while also passing hosts Illinois, Indiana and Auburn. They shot six-under in the final round to finish at 14-under for the tournament against a field that included six teams in the top 25 or receiving votes. UCF won the title at 32-under.

Emily Odwin led the way with a top seven finish, the ninth top 10 showing of her Mustang career. She shot a 67, five under on Tuesday to move up 25 spots into the top seven. She birdied seven times on the day. Odwin is averaging 71.38 through nine rounds this season.
 
Mackenzie Lee recorded her 28^th top 20 finish of her career. She finished in a tie for 15^th. Lee posted rounds of 67 and 69 in the final two sets of 18 holes. The North Little Rock, Arkansas native bogeyed just twice across her last 36 holes.
 
Celine Chen and freshman Uma Bergner shared 31^st place. Chen and Bergner both shot par or better in each of the first two rounds. Bergner closed with a 73 on Tuesday while Chen finished with a 75. Grace Jin shot her best round in the final round. She carded a 73 to move up 12 spots into a tie for 62nd.
 
Next up, the Mustangs wrap up their fall slate with the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina. The tournament runs October 24-26.
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 UCF -32
2 SMU -14
3 Auburn -13
4 Illinois -12
5 Indiana -11
T6 Alabama -7
T6 Michigan -7
8 LSU -6
T9 Minnesota +1
T9 Texas Tech +1
T9 Charleston +1
12 Wisconsin +5
13 Augusta +19
14 San Jose State +27
15 Illinois State N/A
 
SMU LEADERBOARD
T7 Emily Odwin -6
T15 Mackenzie Lee -4
T31 Uma Bergner -1
T31 Celine Chen -1
T62 Grace Jin +7