Katie Steinman's school record 67 highlighted Butler's final round at the Brittany Kelly Classic.
Led by Steinman, the Bulldogs shot a Tuesday 294, which was the second-best round of the day. Butler started the day tied for fourth but was able to move into third in the team standings.
Steinman posted seven birdies against two bogeys Tuesday on the 6,262-yard Players Club course in Yorktown, Ind. Her 67 Tuesday was three shots better than everyone else in the field as two players carded two-under 70s. Steinman becomes the first Butler woman to shoot a round of five-under. Teammate
Kelli Scheck also shot a 67 during her freshman season, but that came on par-71 track.
Steinman moved into tenth place with her final-round performance, climbing up from a tie for 27
th to start the day. She finished the event at four-over 220.
Over the course of 54 holes, Scheck was Butler's top performer, tying for fifth at 219 (+3). Scheck had rounds of two-under 70, 75 and 74 over the two days.
Host Ball State won the event at 878 (+14). That was 11 shots better than runner-up Ohio (889) and 16 shots ahead of Butler (894; +30). The Bulldogs ended up five shots clear of fourth-place Dayton. Butler's Tuesday round allowed them to jump both Dayton and Western Michigan in the standings. There were a total of 12 teams in the field.
Ball State's Jasmine Driscoll entered the final round with a one-shot cushion, but ended up winning the event by five strokes. Her one-under 71 Tuesday gave her a 54-hole total of 211 (-5).
THE BULLDOGS:
T5)
Kelli Scheck, 70-75-74—219 (+3)
10)
Katie Steinman, 77-76-67—220 (+4)
T19)
Maddie Diedrich (playing as an individual), 77-78-71—226 (+10)
T26)
Treva Dodd, 78-72-78—228 (+12)
T28)
Cybil Stillson, 80-75-75—230 (+14)
T30)
Sophie McGinnis (playing as an individual), 73-83-75—231 (+15)
T48)
Ashley Freitas, 77-77-83—237 (+21)
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will host the Butler Fall Invitational Monday, Sept. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the team's home Highland Golf Club.