The Butler women entered and closed the final day of the Dayton Flyer Invitational at the top of the leaderboard, claiming the team title in their final event of the fall.
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The Bulldog women finished the event with five players among the Top 15, led by freshman
Treva Dodd. She tied for fourth at 15-over 225.
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As a team, the Bulldogs entered with a four-shot advantage and held on to take the team victory. Scores for all teams were significantly higher with Tuesday's final round as Butler shot 310 (+30) after opening the event with rounds of 302 and 295 Monday. The Bulldogs (907, +67) ended up two shots better than Akron, which leapfrogged Ohio on Tuesday after the Bobcats were the team that was just off Butler's pace Monday night.
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Katie Steinman and
Kelli Scheck tied for ninth at 227 (+17).
Ashley Freitas, competing as an individual, and
Cybil Stillson tied for 11
th at 228 (+18).
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Toledo's Yadam Lee took individual medalist honors at 10-over 220, carding two-over 72s in both the second and third rounds to secure the victory. Akron's Sohniya Chandra Mohan was two shots back.
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THE BUTLER WOMEN:
T4)
Treva Dodd, 76-74-75—225 (+15)
T9)
Katie Steinman, 78-68-81—227 (+17)
T9)
Kelli Scheck, 77-76-74—227 (+17)
T11)
Cybil Stillson, 71-77-80—228 (+18)
T11)
Ashley Freitas (playing as an individual), 76-75-77—228 (+18)
T48)
Yaya Sadamoto, 86-85-82—253 (+43)
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THE MEN'S EVENT:
The Butler men were also in Kettering, Ohio over the last two days, competing on the NCR Country Club south course while the women took over the north course. Freshman
Logan Sutto captured a Top 10 finish, laying claim to seventh place. Sutto opened the event Monday with a one-under round of 70, following that with a 73 and 72 to give him a 54-hole total of two-over 215.
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Kent State's Jordan Gilkison took medalist honors at three-under 210. He led Kent State to the team title at 867 (+15), which was two shots clear of Marquette. Butler finished seventh in the 12-team field at 889 (+37).
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THE BUTLER MEN:
7)
Logan Sutto, 70-73-72—215 (+2)
T24)
Derek Tabor, 76-75-71—222 (+9)
T28)
Will Horne, 70-77-76—223 (+10)
T46)
Johnny Creamean (playing as an individual), 73-80-74—227 (+14)
56)
Leo Zurovac, 74-76-80—230 (+17)
71)
Luke Kruger, 81-78-79—238 (+25)
UP NEXT: The 54 holes in Dayton served as the final event of the fall for the Butler women. The Bulldog men will close out the fall portion of their schedule next week in Hawaii with the Kapolei Invitational (Oct. 29-31).
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