Akron, Pikunas Finish Runner-Up at the Bradley Spring Invitational at Brookhaven

Tuesday, March 13

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Akron, Pikunas Finish Runner-Up at the Bradley Spring Invitational at Brookhaven

March 13 | Women's Golf

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Farmers Branch, Texas – The Akron Zips women's golf team fired a 309 (+17) final round at the Bradley Spring Break Invitational to climb one spot into the runner-up position with a 921 (+45) team total on Tuesday at the par 73, 6,187 yard Brookhaven Country Club.

UA freshman Jacinta Pikunas (Youngstown, Ohio) led Akron's scoring with a 224 (+5) total and finished in a three-way tie for first place, forcing a playoff. After three holes, Houston Baptist's Kaity Cummings prevailed in the playoff to earn medalist honors. Pikunas earned runner-up and Northern Illinois' Brielle Ward ended in the third spot. Pikunas led the field by one stroke after 36 holes on rounds of 76 (+3) and 71 (-2), and fired a 77 (+4) final round to remain on the top of the leaderboard.

Junior Danielle Nicholson (Geneva, Ohio) climbed 12 spots on the leaderboard during the final round. She finished 11^th overall with a 231 (+12) due back-to-back rounds of 75 (+2) scores. She opened the event with an 81 (+8) tally.

Finishing third in scoring for Akron and one stroke behind Nicholson was freshman Abbie Pearce (Green, Ohio). Pearce followed a 79 (+6) and 77 (+4) with a 76 (+3) final round for a 15^th overall ranking at 232 (+13).

Senior Pader Her (Holt, Mich.) and sophomore Allyson Wentworth (Stewartsville, N.J.) rounded out the Zips scoring. Her placed 22^nd overall with a 234 (+15) ledger, while Wentworth scored 260 (+41) for an 84^th place showing.

The Zips completed the 54-hole tournament 12 strokes behind the tournament champions Houston Baptist, 909 (+33), and five strokes better than the third-place finishers and Mid-American Conference member Northern Illinois, 926 (+50).

The Zips will be back in action at the Kingsmill Women's Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, Va. On Monday and Tuesday, March 19-20. The tournament is scheduled to be played at the Kingsmill Resort.

2 Akron 315-297-309 - 921 (+45)
T 1 Jacinta Pikunas 76-71-77 - 224 (+5)
T 11 Danielle Nicholson 81-75-75 - 231 (+12)
T 15 Abbie Pearce 79-77-76 - 232 (+13)
T 22 Pader Her 79-74-81 - 234 (+15)
T 84 Allyson Wentworth 89-87-84 - 260 (+41)

Top 5 Teams
1 HBU 310-301-298 - 909 (+33)
2 Akron 315-297-309 - 921 (+45)
3 NIU 313-308-305 - 926 (+50)
4 Cincinnati 306-305-324 - 935 (+59)
5 Wichita St 319-308-309 - 936 (+60)

Top 5 Players
1- T1 Kaity Cummings HBU 76-73-75 - 224 (+5)
2- T1 Jacinta Pikunas Akron 76-71-77 - 224 (+5)
3- T1 Brielle Ward NIU 77-73-74 - 224 (+5)
4 Lexi Brooks HBU 74-74-77 - 225 (+6)
T5 Abby Dufrane S. Dakota 79-72-76 - 227 (+8)
T5 Caitlin Sims Illinois State 78-75-74 - 227 (+8)