Academy of Art University Athletics

Freshman Shu-lin Lin was one stroke away from getting into a playoff for the Pacific West Conference individual championship last week, but still finished as the bronze medalist while leading the Urban Knights to a third-place finish at Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah.

Lin entered the day tied for first and was paired with Dixie State's Haley Dunn, with whom she shared the lead after two rounds, and CBU's Tina Yang, who trailed the two by one stroke entering Wednesday. Lin held first place from holes two through five after Dunn and Yang bogeyed the par-five second and she pared.

Dunn grabbed the lead with an eagle on the par-four fifth to take a two-stroke lead and Lin kept pace with nine straight pars. Lin finished in style, making a 20-foot putt to birdie 18, but it was too little too late as a bogey on the par-four 17th sealed her fate, leaving her one stroke behind and out of a playoff for the championship.