BOONE, N.C. – The William & Mary women's golf team successfully defended its Hound Ears Intercollegiate title as it took home team champion honors for the second straight season at the event. W&M carded a 303 (+15) in the final round to shoot a 612 (+36) and hold off the field by seven-strokes.
Individually, three Tribe players finished in the top-10 of the event led by sophomore
Sarah Houle. Houle fired a 76 (+4) in the final round to finish her tournament with a 148 (+4) and placed tied for third.
Senior
Allison Olberding placed sixth as she shot a 74 (+2), which was the low-score of the day for W&M, on the second day, and rounded out the tournament with a 152 (+8). Rookie
Cindy Zhou finished just a stroke behind Olberding with a 153 (+9), and placed tied for seventh.
Notes
It was the Tribe's 30th team tournament title all-time … It was the first since last year's Hound Ears Intercollegiate … Freshman
Mikah McDonnell improved her career-best for the second straight day as she shot a 77 (+5) in the final round … Her 159 (+15) is also her 36-hole career-best.
W&M Scorecard
T3 –
Sarah Houle 72-76 – 148 (+4)
6 –
Allison Olberding 78-74 – 152 (+8)
T7 –
Cindy Zhou 77-76 – 153 (+9)
T14 –
Mikah McDonnell 82-77 – 159 (+15)
T27 –
Madison Braman 85-80 – 165 (+21)
Team Leaderboard
1 – William & Mary 309-303 – 612 (+36)
2 – Garder-Webb 313-306 – 619 (+43)
3 – Appalachian State – 308-314 – 622 (+46)
4 – Western Carolina – 322-304 – 626 (+50)
5 – Wofford 324-303 – 627 (+51)
6 – Longwood 329-310 – 639 (+63)
Individual Leaderboard
1 – Linnea Jofgren (Gardner-Webb) 74-70 – 144 (E)
2 – Hannah Wang (Appalachian State) 76-71 – 147 (+3)
T3 – Sarah Houle (William & Mary) 72-76 – 148 (+4)
T3 – Madison Isaacson (Western Carolina) 73-75 – 148 (+4)
5 – Allison Chandler (Gardner-Webb) 73-78 – 151 (+7)
What's Ahead
The Hound Ears Intercollegiate marks the end of the fall schedule for the Tribe women's golf team. The Green and Gold resumes its season on March 1-3, 2020 when it travels to the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate.
