Nov. 3, 2002

LAS CROABAS, PUERTO RICO - Florida Atlantic University fired a final round 320 Sunday to finish eighth at the Pat Bradley Championship in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico. It was the second consecutive round of improvement for the Lady Owls but wasn't enough to edge them past eighth-place. FAU finished at 976.

Natalia Navarro led FAU during the 54-hole event with a three-round total of 237. Jessica Carafiello and Jackie Lucas each had the top rounds of the day for the Lady Owls in Sunday's final round as both shot six-over 78.

The tournament took place at the Wyndham El Conquistador Resort and Spa. South Florida led from start to finish with a total of 899, 21 strokes behind second-place Nebraska. FAU placed 10 strokes behind seventh-place East Tennessee State.

With this weekend's action, Florida Atlantic concludes its fall play and returns to action in February.

FINAL RESULTS

Team
FAU (332-324-320, 976/8th)

Individual
Natalia Navarro (81-77-79, 237/T-20th)
Jessica Carafiello (86-80-78, 244/32nd)
Heidi von Korff (79-82-85, 246/T-35th)
Jackie Lucas (86-85-78, 249/T-40th)
Courtney Darenberg (93-95-89, 277/52nd)