Harrisonburg, Va. - Senior Stephen Bardswick carded pair of 73 rounds over the weekend, securing his first top-5 finish of the season and helping his North Carolina Wesleyan golf team tie for 8th-place at Bridgewater College's Tom Kinder Memorial Tournament. The Bishops turned in team rounds of 307 and 297 to catch McDaniel in the standings and best nine of the 18 teams competing.

Bardswick's 73 led Wesleyan in the opening round, with freshman Ben Gillon carding a 77. On Sunday, teammates David White, Tommy Nakamura and Lucas Norman combined to shave 15 strokes off of their day one scores to help the Bishops to a sub-300 team score. White's 71 in the final round was a team-best on the weekend.

In addition to Bardswick's top-5 finish, White cracked the top-20 in 19th-place. The tournament featured 90 individuals and was held at the par-72 Lakeview Golf Course.

USA South foe Ferrum College took top team honors with rounds of 296 and 287 to finish 7-over, which gave the Panthers an 11-stroke win over host Bridgewater in 2nd-place. The field between the Eagles and Bishops was separated by just ten strokes. Shenandoah's Brennan Lloyd earned medalist honors with a two-day 139 (69-70) to finish at 5-under.

Wesleyan returns to action on October 6th at the Oglethorpe University Invitational. The two-day event will be held at the Royal Lakes Golf Club in Flowery Branch, Ga..