MARICOPA, Ariz. - Kelsey Kim capped her outstanding freshman campaign with her best finish of the year, finishing in third place at the Golfweek NGI with a three day total of 2-under 71-71-72--214. The WCC Freshman of the Year was just one stroke shy of tying for medalist honors. As a team, Santa Clara also finished in third with a final tally of 17-over 293-296-292--881. 

ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kim opened the round with back-to-back birdies on Nos. 2 and 3 before bogeying three of the next four holes. The freshman locked in on the back nine, tallying one birdie and making par on the remaining eight holes. 
• Kim was just one stroke shy of tying UNCW's Victoria Levy (71-72-70--213) and Jacksonville State's Jinger Heath (70-72-71--213) at the top of the leader board for medalist honors. 
• The finish was Kim's first-career finish inside the top 10 and was her fourth top-20 finish of the season.
• Santa Clara had both their best round of the tournament and the top team score of the final day with a 4-over 292. 
• The Broncos were just one shot out of a runner-up finish.
• Audrey Brust turned in the best round of the day for the Broncos with a 1-under 71 to make up some major ground on the final day of action. The sophomore shot a bogey-free round to climb 12 spots in the final standings to tie for 12th at 6-over 74-77-71--222. 
• Brust finished the season with a team-high six top-20 finishes. 
• Inara Sharma tied for 17th at 8-over 72-78-74--224 while Meva Schmit (77-74-75--226) and Patricia Garre Munoz (76-74-76--226) tied each other for 20th.
• Rutgers (877) pulled ahead in the final round to claim the team title by three strokes over UNCW (880).

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS:

3.	Kim	71-71-72--214 (-2)
T12.	Brust	74-77-71--222 (+6)
T17.	Sharma	72-78-74--224 (+8)
T20.	Schmit	77-74-75--226 (+10)
T20.	Munoz	76-74-76--226 (+10)

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:

1.	Rutgers	290-294-293--877 (+13)
2.	UNCW	289-294-297--880 (+16)
3.	Santa Clara	293-296-292--881 (+17)
4.	Arkansas State	301-291-296--888 (+24)
5.	Florida Atlantic	304-297-297--898 (+34)
6.	Mercer	303-297-300--900 (+36)
7.	Jacksonville State	302-298-301--901 (+37)
8.	Chatanooga	296-305-303--904 (+40)
9.	USC Upstate	304-300-302--906 (+42)
10.	Austin Peay	304-307-312--923 (+59)