LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. - Senior Breanne Neufeld (Coaldale, Alberta/Kate Andrew) tied for 14th and junior Kelly Amundrud (Calgary, Alberta/Strathcona Tweedsmuir) tied for 19th as the duo helped the Bradley women's golf team finish ninth at the NAU Lumberjack Shootout Wednesday.
All five Braves shot rounds in the 70's during the final day of play at the Wigwam Resort's par-72 Heritage Course to help BU card its lowest round of the tournament at 302.
Amundrud entered the day tied for 35th, but fired her lowest round of the spring with a one-under par 71 on the final day of play to move into a tie for 19th at 224. The top 20 finish was her 11th consecutive top-20 showing.
Neufeld was Bradley's top finisher in the event, finishing one shot ahead of Amundrud in a tie for 14th at 223 after a final-round 79. Neufeld tied Bari Erais' for the most career rounds in program history (108) and moved into a tie for second with Meaghan LeBlanc with her 66th career round in the 70's. In addition, the senior joined Amundrud as the only players in program history to have two seasons with 20 or more rounds in the 70's, carding her 20th sub-80 round of the year.
Senior Caitlin Deeken (California, Mo./California) shot her lowest round of the spring Wednesday, firing a 74 to finish 47th in the field at 233 as she moved into fifth in school history in career rounds played (102).
Sophomore Natalie Wisniewski (Williamsville, N.Y./South) finished three shots behind Deeken in a tie for 55th at 236 after a third-round 79, while junior Erin Gorman (Rockford, Ill./Boylan) rounded out the team scoring for the Braves by matching her lowest round of the spring with a 78 and tied for 66th at 239.
Tournament-host Northern Arizona won the team title by 14 strokes with a 54-hole total of 871. Florida International and Indiana tied for second at 885 and the duo held a three-shot edge on fourth-place finisher Eastern Michigan (888). Tarleton State rounded out the top five at 890 and was followed by Akron in sixth at 891.
Grand Canyon placed seventh in the field with a three-round score of 897, while Northern Colorado was 14 back in eighth (911). Bradley's final round 302 helped close the gap on Northern Colorado, but the Braves finished three shots behind in ninth at 914. British Columbia closed out the top 10 at 921 and Montana followed in 11th (924). McNeese State (12th - 953), Weber State (13th - 954) and Portland (14th - 956) rounded out the field, respectively.
Bradley returns to action March 27 & 28 at the Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Ill.
