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VAIL, Colo. (September 23, 2026) – The Northern Arizona women’s golf team saved their best round for last, firing an 11-under-par score in the third round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic. The Lumberjacks’ three-day total of +1 (865) placed them 12th out of 20 teams, moving them one spot up the leaderboard.

The team champions were Southern California, who finished with a total score of -45 (817). The Trojans shot -14 in the final round and won by 14 strokes over Miami (-33). Scarlett Schremmer of Miami lifted the individual trophy, posting a total of -17 (67-66-66) to edge Pepperdine’s Eunseo Choi by three strokes.

As a team, Northern Arizona totaled 155 pars (ranked 17th) and 52 birdies (ranked 11th). The Lumberjacks were most successful on the par-5s, averaging 4.90 (-6). They played the par-4s at 4.13 (+20) and the par-3s at 3.12 (+7).

“We had a really great week at Red Sky, we had some terrific weather and some great golf. Really proud of this team and how they have done so far, they finished off a great day with a wonderful performance,” head coach Brad Bedortha said.

Ella Zanatta led the way for Northern Arizona, carding a career-low 67 (-5) in the final round. Starting on hole 12, the junior began with a steady par. She went on to make five straight birdies from holes 13-17, including a chip-in on hole 16. A dropped shot on 18 brought her total to 4-under as she made her way to the first tee. A double bogey on hole three brought her to 2-under, but it did not deter her, as she went on to make three more birdies on holes five, six and eight. In addition to shooting two rounds of even-par (72-72), Zanatta climbed 15 spots on the individual leaderboard to finish tied for 23rd with her -5 total.

Frankie Dezis also climbed up the leaderboard, carding a 68 (-4) with seven birdies to move up 14 spots and tie for 34th with a 2-under total (73-73-68). Dezis started on hole 12 with a bogey but immediately rebounded with a birdie on 13. Another followed on 15 and 17 before a double bogey on hole 18 brought her to even-par. The senior from England secured back-to-back birdies on holes two and three and parred every other hole on the front nine. She went on to make two more birdies on her final two holes, 10 and 11.

Another red number was put up for Northern Arizona as Gracie Heinle returned to the clubhouse with a 2-under 70. The fellow senior tied her career record and had four birdies on the day. Heinle started on hole 13 and secured back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16. She dropped two strokes on 17 and 18 but rebounded with a 2-under front nine, with two more birdies on holes two and six. With scores of 74-77-70, she finished tied for 68th.

Freshman Kristyna Malinova finished the day at even-par. Her first hole of the day was the 13th, where she dropped a shot. Another bogey on 15 put her at 2-over through her first eight holes. On hole three, she secured a birdie and added another two holes later on hole six. She parred her way in on the last six holes for a level-par 72. The Czech Republic native finished tied for 59th with scores of 72-75-72 (+3).

Rounding out the lineup, Martyna Muchajer finished strong, improving by eight strokes from her previous round with a final-day 73 (+1). The freshman had four birdies today, including on holes two, seven, 11 and 12. She completed the tournament with rounds of 82-81-73 for a +20 total, good for a tie for 105th.

“This has always been one of our favorite tournaments of the year and we look forward to coming back here in the fall. We’re glad to have been able to show up and perform well this week. We have a little break before we return to competition. During this time we’re looking forward to working on some player development and progressing as a team,” Bedortha said.

Full results of the tournament can be found here.

NAU will return to action in just over two weeks when it competes in the NMSU Golf Iconic Classic from Oct. 12-14.

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