BROOMFIELD, Colo -- In a field dominated by NCAA Division II opponents, the Bellevue University women's golf team finished in a tie for 10th place at the 14-team Swan Memorial being played at the 5,996-yard, par-72 Broadlands Golf Course. Bellevue was the only non-NCAA Division II squad in the tournament.
Led by the solid third-round play of Ilysia Ibnu, the Bruins finished with a team score of 967 (329-318-320) for a 103-over-par total.
West Texas A&M University ran away with the team title with a 10-over par total of 874 (288-294-292). The Buffaloes finished 37 strokes ahead of second-place Colorado State-Pueblo.
Ibnu shot the Bruins' best round of the tournament with a 4-over par 76. She had two birdies and ten pars on the day and fired a 1-over 37 on the front nine. Her three-round total of 241 (25-over) put her in a tie for 38th place in the 87-player field.
Chloe Blandinieres carded a 7-over par 79 and finished as BU's top golfer in the tournament with a three-round total of 24-over par (240), putting her in 37th place. Her third round was highlighted by three birdies and seven pars.
Aaricia Noel-Traissac registered a 10-over 82 and finished the tournament at 27-over par and in a tie for 46th place. She had ten pars in the third round.
Sparked by a pair of birdies on the day, Maria Pinedo shot a 13-over 85 and finished the tournament at 29-over par and in a tie for 52nd place.
Megan Harty shot an 11-over 83 and finished in a tie for 71st place with a three-round total of 43-over par (259). Harty had one birdie and eight pars on the day.
West Texas A&M's Gam Songprasert and Biola's Brady Turnquist tied for first place after both finished the tournament at 2-under par.
The Bruins will head to LeMars, Iowa, on Sept. 18-19 to compete in the Northwest Iowa National Invitational being played at the Willow Creek Golf Club.
