Amelie Alcantara fired a three-under par 69 to help Florida Gulf Coast University to a team score of one-under par 287 and an eight-stroke lead at the Johnie Imes Invitational, hosted by the University of Missouri at The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Mo.
After a brief start to the opening round, a long period of rain and lightning delayed the restart of play for over three hours. The Eagles were able to fight through the wet conditions after the restart to hold a lead over Bradley (295), Austin Peay State (298) and host Missouri (299).
“Under the conditions, our team played very solid golf,” said FGCU head coach Shannon Sykora. “We’re looking forward to tomorrow.”…