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Claire Edwards - 2021 BIG EAST

@ButlerUGolf's Edwards Finishes Off Top 10 Performance at Nevel Meade Collegiate

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Final Results

Claire Edwards posted a Top 10 finish as the Nevel Meade Collegiate concluded Tuesday in Prospect, Ky. Edwards, the top-performing Bulldog, tied for eighth among a field that included 90 entries.

Edwards shot 77 (+5) Tuesday after opening the tournament with rounds of 73 and 80. She finished the 54-hole event at 230 (+14). Her opening-round score of 73 gave her the 18-hole lead.

Teammate Ally Ross finished one stroke behind Edwards, just as she entered the round. Ross also shot a Tuesday 77. Ross's total of 231 (+15) tied for 11th. Ross had three birdies Tuesday on the par-72, 5,953-yard Nevel Meade Golf Course.

As a team, Butler placed tenth on the leaderboard. The Bulldogs shot 317 Tuesday after rounds of 314 and 321 Monday. Butler finished at 952 (+88).

Host Cleveland State took the team title at 918 (+54), which was eight shots better than second-place Youngstown State. There were 15 teams in the field.  

Bellarmine's Josephine Bonin entered the final round with the 36-hole lead at two-over 146. She took medalist honors with a three-stroke victory over Youngstown State's Puthita Khuanrudee. Bonin finished at five-over 221 after rounds of 76, 70, and 75.

Butler's Alaina Bowie and Madalin Small tied for 61st at 247 (+31). Katie Steinman shot 256 (+40) and finished 79th. Nicole Jordan, playing as an individual, was part of a group that tied for 67th at 249 (+33).

The Bulldogs return to action April 4-5 at the Eastern Kentucky Invitational in Richmond, Ky.
 
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