LAKELAND, Fla. – Alexandria Bare shot an even-par 72 and Madison Corley carded a 1-over-par 73 to lead the UNC Pembroke golf team to its best round of the week on the way to an eighth-place finish at the Florida Southern-hosted Lady Moc Golf Classic on Tuesday at the par-72, 6,085-yard Grasslands Golf & Country Club.
 
Bare (80-77-72/229) shot up 19 spots on the individual leaderboard before settling into a tie for 25^th place, while Corley (80-77-73/230) ascended 15 spots and closed out her tournament in a tie for 29^th place. Megan Munroe (82-73-76/231) was among a three-way tie for 33^rd place after Tuesday's final round, while Katy Flax (74-77-82/233) shared 37^th place with three other players. Savannah Thompson (80-88-84/252) finished 79^th for the Braves.
 
Second-ranked Nova Southeastern, one of nine nationally-ranked teams competing in the event, finished four strokes ahead of the rest of the 17-team field, while fourth-ranked Saint Leo was second and Seminole State, the second-ranked team in the junior college top 25, finished third. The Black & Gold out-paced nine other teams at the tournament, including a trio of teams ranked inside the top 15.
 
The Braves will continue the spring portion of their 2017-18 schedule, March 5-6, when they head to Windermere, Fla., to take part in the Rollins-hosted Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational at the Golden Bear Club.