Strong Day 2 Propels Amherst to Second Place at the Williams Spring Invite

Recap, photo courtesy of Amherst College

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Amherst College women's golf team cut five strokes from their day one score to register a two-day, 36-hole mark of 653 (329-324) to jump Middlebury College and place second overall at the Williams College Spring Invitational at the Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass.

TOP FOUR TEAMS
1. Williams College (639)
2. Amherst College (653)
3. Middlebury College (660)
4. Hamilton College (765)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Elizabeth Gudas, Williams (158)
T1. Cordelia Chan, Williams (158)
T3. Zoe Wong, Amherst (159)
T3. Lilia Everson, Middlebury (159)
5. Hope Matthews, Middlebury (160)

INVITATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• In third place after day one action, Amherst cut four strokes of its 18-hole score to finish 85-over par with a score of 653 (329-324) to notch a second place finish. 
• The Purple & White were led by Zoe Wong '18 who posted a mark of 159 (78-81) to finish 17-over par to place in a tie for third overall.
• Jamie Gracie '17 finished seventh after cutting two strokes off her day one score to post an overall tally of 162 (82-80).
  
• With a mark of 166 (87-79), Kate Weiss '19 tied for 10th overall, while Maggie Schoeller '19 logged a 12th place finish by shooting a 87 and 79 to earn a overall mark of 166.
• Katie Rosenberg '19 (88-84) and Devyn Gardner '16 (84-88) rounded out Amherst's scorers, with each student-athlete shooting a 172 to place in a tie for 16th.

Harvard's Cheng Leads Women's Golf to Third-Place Showing at River Landing Classic

Cheng turned in the fifth-lowest 54-hole total in program history (UNCW Athletics).
WALLACE, N.C. – The Harvard women's golf team placed third at the River Landing Classic in the team's final tune up before the 2016 Ivy Championships.

Harvard (+41, 905) sat in first place following 36 holes on Saturday, but slipped back on Sunday to finish behind East Carolina (+34, 898) and Penn State (+38, 902). The Crimson started quickly at plus-3 (291) through the first round, the sixth-lowest round versus par in program history and the eighth-lowest total round score. Harvard was unable to keep its same pace through the second round and carded a plus-25 (313), but still maintained a five-stroke lead heading into Sunday.

The Crimson played solidly in the final round with a plus-13 (301), but East Carolina fired a minus-1

Amherst Posts Second Place Finish at Vassar Invitational

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Amherst College women's golf team turned in a stellar two-day score of 649 to earn second place honors at the Vassar College Invitational at Casperkill Golf Club in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

After notching a combined score of 322 on day one to earn a share of the lead with Williams College after 18 holes, Amherst followed with a combined total of 327 on day two to secure second place in the field of 12 teams with a final score of 649. The Purple & White finished 29 strokes ahead of third place Middlebury College.

TOP FIVE TEAMS

• Williams College (627)
• Amherst College (649)
• Middlebury College (678)
• SUNY Cortland (680)

Women's Golf Set For NESCAC Championship

Williams will host the inaugural NESCAC Women's Golf Championship at Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Massachusetts this weekend in conjunction with the Williams Fall Invitational. The first round starts at noon on Saturday, October 10 with a shotgun start and play continuing on Sunday, October 11 at 9:00 a.m. Previously, a NESCAC "Tournament" was held each fall, but this year an official NESCAC Champion will be crowned.

The host Ephs have been on a roll this fall, winning all three tournaments they have competed in so far this season. Williams, which is fresh off capturing the program's first NCAA Women's Golf Championship last spring, boasts a deep squad that has produced different first-place finishers at each tournament. Junior Sophie Kitchen started the year by winning the NYU Invitational with a two-day score of 146 to help the Ephs defeat host NYU by seven strokes with a team score of 614. At the Mount Holyoke Invitational the following week, Williams set a new school record by posting a 36-hole score of 605 following the team's first sub-300 round in program history (297). First-year Cordelia Chan earned medalist honors after carding a two-round score of 145. She also established a new team single-round record by firing a 68 on the second day of the tournament. Last weekend at the Middlebury Invitational, sophomores Phoebe Mattana and Elizabeth Gudas  were two of four golfers to post matching rounds of 160 at the top of the leaderboard. Mattana had also placed second at the NYU Invitational (150) and the Mount Holyoke Invitational (148).

Amherst has emerged as one of the top contenders to take the conference crown as well. The Jeffs are

Gardner Earns Medal, Amherst Finishes 2nd at Middlebury Invite

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Senior co-captain Devyn Gardner finished in a four-way tie for first place, and the Amherst College women's golf team finished second overall at the Middlebury College Women's Invitational this weekend at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

• Gardner cut eight strokes off her round one score to shoot a two-day, 36-hole score of 160 (84-76). She finished tied for first overall with Phoebe Mattana and Elizabeth Gudas of Williams, and Katharine Fortin of Middlebury.
• The Purple & White finished second overall in the 12-team field with a total score of 656 (336-320). Williams won the invitational with a 642 (326-316), and Middlebury placed third (668-339-329).
• Zoe Wong '18 finished fifth in the field, and second on Amherst with a 161 (82-79).
• First-year Kate Weiss tied for seventh overall after carding a 163 (83-80), the third lowest score by a member of the Purple & White.
• Katie Rosenberg '19 and Maggie Schoeller '19 scored a 172 (87-85) and 181 (92-89) to finish tied for 26th and tied for 37th, respectively.

UP NEXT

• Amherst returns to the course next Saturday, Oct. 10 for the two-day Williams College Invitational.