CARMEL, Ind. -- After carding a 302 in Monday's opening round of play, the Bradley men's golf team made a strong finish, firing rounds of 291 and 297 to finish in second place at the Butler Fall Invitational at the par-72 Plum Creek Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Tuesday.

The Braves were in second place following the first round of play Monday morning after shooting 302 and had a two-shot lead on Creighton which was third at 304 following 18 holes of action. Darkness, however, forced many golfers to finish Monday afternoon's second round this morning immediately followed by the third and final round of play.

Senior Scott Phegley (Morton, Ill./Morton) followed up his first-round 70 with rounds of 71 and 73 to finish in second place at 214, one shot behind medalist Frank McAuliffe from Oakland. Freshman Zach Wanken (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) regrouped after firing 80 during Monday's first 18 holes, to card rounds of 73 and 75 and finished 13th at 228.

Senior Ryan Saurs (Pekin, Ill./Pekin/Illinois Central) was one shot behind Wanken, shooting 77 and 74 to finish up play with a three-round total of 229 and tied for 14th place. Junior Nick Roth (Rochester, Ill./Rochester/Illinois Central) had a tougher second round with an 81, but bounced back with a final round 75 to finish 17th at 230. Fellow junior Tommie Ackerman (Peoria, Ill./Peoria Christian/Illinois Central) fired the low round of the tournament for the Braves, firing a 70 during the second round and was tied for 20th overall at 232.

Oakland claimed the team title, shooting 293 or better in all three rounds and finishing the tournament with a total of 876. Bradley was 14 shots behind Oakland in second place at 890 (302-291-297). The Braves held a 12-shot edge on Missouri Valley Conference rival Creighton, which finished third at 902 (304-304-294), with IUPUI (4th - 903) and tournament-host Butler (5th - 911) rounding out the field, respectively.

Bradley returns to action Oct. 2 & 3 at the Murray State Invitational in Murray, Ky.