WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary women's golf team wrapped up the Kingsmill Intercollegiate, shooting a 303 (+15) to finish the tournament in second place overall at 920 (+56). Two Tribe golfers, freshman
Emma Lu and senior
Sarah Houle finished in the top six individually.
Delaware continued their strong play from the first two rounds, posting a 303 (+15) in the third round to win the tournament at 911 (+47), finishing nine strokes ahead of the Tribe and 22 strokes over Longwood, who came in third with a 933 (+69). The individual winner Oihana Etxezarreta of Delaware posted a 73 (+1) on the third day, shooting a 215 (-1) overall.
Lu (Shenzhen, China) was the event's runner-up, the best finish of her collegiate career. She shot a team-best 74 on the final day to turn in the best three-round collegiate score of 220 (+4). Her tournament scores was also the 17th-best 54-hole total in W&M history.
Houle (Sandy Hook, Conn.) finished just out of the top 5 in sixth place shooting a 226 (+10). It marked Houle's fourth top-10 finish of the year, which ranks 14th on the Tribe's single-season list. She also has nine career top-10 finishes, which ranks ninth in program history.
Junior
Mikah McDonnell (Webster, N.Y.) shot a 235 (+19) to finish tied for 19th place. Junior
Cindy Zhou (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) shot her best round of the tournament at 75 (+3) to finish at 239 overall (+23) to tie for 33rd place. Senior
Stefanie Guizar Diaz (Clearwater, Fla.) ended in 63rd place shooting a 252 (+36).
Up Next: The Tribe travels to Grasonville, Md., to compete in the Prospect Bay Intercollegiate at the Prospect Bay Golf Course on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3.
2022 Kingsmill Intercollegiate
Team Standings
1. Delaware, 302 + 306 + 303 = 911 (+41)
2. William & Mary, 302 + 315 + 303 = 920 (+56)
3. Longwood, 316 + 309 +308 = 933 (+69)
4. Richmond, 300 + 318 + 318 = 936 (+72)
T5. Navy, 313 + 312 +313 = 938 (+74)
T5. CSU-Northridge, 315 + 311 + 312 = 938 (+74)
7. Central Michigan, 307 +321 + 317 = 945 (+81)
8. Wagner, 312 + 319 + 321 = 952 (+88)
9. Radford, 313 + 315 + 325 = 953 (+89)
10. Lehigh, 315 + 311 + 330 = 956 (+92)
11. Washington & Lee, 326 + 325 + 326 = 977 (+113)
12. Bucknell, 339 + 330 + 325 = 994 (+130)
13. Merrimack, 323 + 334 + 338 = 995 (+131)
14. Mount St. Mary's, 350 + 355 + 362 = 1067 (+203)
Top Five Players
1. Oihana Etxezarreta, Delaware, 72 + 70 + 73 = 215 (-1)
2. Emma Lu, W&M, 74 + 72 + 74 = 220 (+4)
3. Diana Domenech, Longwood, 77 + 73 + 72 = 222 (+6)
4. Emily Ward, Richmond, 73 + 78 + 72 = 223 (+7)
5. Fernanda Sosa, CSU-Northridge, 76 + 73 + 76 = 225 (+9)
W&M Players
2.
Emma Lu, 74 + 72 + 74 = 220 (+4)
6.
Sarah Houle, 73 +78 + 75 = 226 (+10)
T19.
Mikah McDonnell, 74 +82 + 79 = 235 (+19)
T33.
Cindy Zhou, 81 + 83 + 75 = 239 (+23)
63.
Stefanie Guizar Diaz, 81 + 85 + 86 = 252 (+36)